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When Confucius visited K'uang, the men of Sung surrounded him closely. Yet he went on playing and singing to his guitar without ceasing. "How is it, Sir," enquired Tzลญ Lu, "that you are so cheerful?"
Source Chuang Tzu, chapter 17, ยง10 ยท ๐ Read the full passage
โจ To meditate on today
According to Chuang Tzu, Confucius, surrounded by armed men, takes up his lute and sings: he has done everything he could to avoid this danger, and what no longer depends on him he accepts without fear and without reproaching himself. Today, faced with a situation you cannot control, first do what depends on you, then give yourself a moment of calm, singing or humming if you can.
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