The influence of spring quickens the life of plants, and autumn brings them to maturity.

According to Chuang Tzu, Master Keng-sang Ch’u, whom the villagers wanted to honour for their prosperity, recalled that spring and autumn claim no merit: it is the great Principle that works in everything. Today, when something succeeds thanks to you, inwardly thank everything and everyone that made it possible, without claiming the merit for yourself.