See that no harm comes to the horses, that is all!

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The boy declined to answer, but on being again urged, cried out, "What difference is there between governing the empire and looking after horses? See that no harm comes to the horses, that is all!" Thereupon the Emperor prostrated himself before the boy; and addressing him as Divine Teacher, took his leave.

Source Chuang Tzu, chapter 24, §6 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Chuang Tzu, a young horse-herd, questioned by the Emperor Huang Ti, sums up the art of governing: keep away what could harm beings, and for the rest let them follow their nature. Today, with someone you care for (a child, a loved one, a colleague), protect them from what would truly harm them, then leave them free to act in their own way.

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