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It is not so with the Way of man. He takes away from those who have not enough to add to his own superabundance. Who can take his own superabundance and therewith serve all under heaven? Only he who is in possession of the Tao!
Source Tao Te King, chapter 77 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Lao Tzu, man left to himself often takes from those who have little to give to those who have too much, but the one who possesses the Tao knows how to give his surplus to all. Today, notice something you have too much of (clothes, time, a skill) and offer it to someone who needs it.
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