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A child will cry all day and not become hoarse, because of the perfection of its constitutional harmony. It will keep its fist tightly closed all day and not open it, because of the concentration of its virtue. It will gaze all day without taking off its eyes, because its sight is not attracted by externals. In motion, it knows not whither it is bound; at rest, it is not conscious of doing anything; but unconsciously adapts itself to the exigencies of its environment. This is the art of preserving life.
Source Chuang Tzu, chapter 23, §6 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Chuang Tzu, Lao-tzu invites his disciple to become like a newborn again: free, recollected, spontaneous, without calculation; living this way, detached and in harmony with nature, makes life last. Today, do one thing as a child would: fully, without ulterior motive, just for the joy of doing it.
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