It is my aim to be neither antagonistic nor compliant, so that the animals regard me as one of themselves.

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Hence it is my aim to be neither antagonistic nor compliant, so that the animals regard me as one of themselves. Thus it happens that they walk about the park without regretting the tall forests and the broad marshes, and rest in the enclosure without yearning for the lonely mountains and the dark valleys.

Source Lieh Tzu, book 2, §10 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Lieh Tzu, Liang Ying, the keeper of the emperor’s wild beasts, tamed even tigers through an ever-even temper: neither harsh nor flattering, he was so peaceful that his animals regarded him as one of their own. Today, with a nervous or difficult person, keep a calm and even temper, without provoking or flattering them, and see how they settle down near you.

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