As the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower, or its color or scent, so let a sage dwell in the community.

According to The Gospel of Buddha, which here takes up the Dhammapada, the sage lives among others as the bee among flowers: he receives what he needs without damaging anything, neither the beauty nor the scent of what surrounds him. Today, in every place you pass through (home, work, shop), take what you need while leaving things and people as beautiful as you found them, or a little more so.