Every morning he went into the sea and swam about in their midst, at which times a hundred gulls and more would constantly flock about him.

According to Lieh Tzu, the gulls came by the hundreds to play with a young man of simple heart, but the day he arrived with the secret intention of catching some for his father, not one came down: beings sense what dwells in our heart. Today, approach each person without ulterior motive, without trying to get something from them, and notice how trust comes of itself.