Text size
Excerpt
In a strict sense of duty, in making food and raiment of paramount importance, in caring for and nourishing the old, the weak, the orphan, and the widow, they all exemplify the principle of true government.
Source Chuang Tzu, chapter 33, ยง1 ยท ๐ Read the full passage
โจ To meditate on today
According to Chuang Tzu, the ancients took special care of the most fragile (the old, children, orphans and widows) and, by working for the common good, they cooperated with the action of heaven and earth. Today, make a concrete gesture for a fragile person around you: a call to an elder, help for a child, a visit to someone who is alone.
Receive a lesson of this teaching every day by email or Telegram
Subscribe for free โ