How he would rejoice if the footfall of a fellow-creature broke upon his ear.

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Thus a man who had fled into the wilderness, where bishop-wort chokes the path of the weasel and stoat, now advancing, now stopping,—how he would rejoice if the footfall of a fellow-creature broke upon his ear. And how much more were he to hear the sound of a brother's, of a relative's voice at his side.

Source Chuang Tzu, chapter 24, §3 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Chuang Tzu, for someone who lives alone and lost, the mere sound of a human footstep is a joy, and even more so the voice of a friend or a brother with whom to speak heart to heart. Today, think of someone who may be isolated (a neighbour, an elderly relative, a distant friend) and let them hear your voice through a call or a visit.

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