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The sky turns round; the earth stands still; sun and moon pursue one another. Who causes this? Who directs this? Who has leisure enough to see that such movements continue? "Some think there is a mechanical arrangement which makes these bodies move as they do. Others think that they revolve without being able to stop. "The clouds cause rain; rain causes clouds. Whose kindly bounty is this? Who has leisure enough to see that such, result is achieved? "Wind comes from the north. It blows now east, now west; and now it whirls aloft. Who puffs it forth? Who has leisure enough to be flapping it this way or that? I should like to know the cause of all this."
Source Chuang Tzu, chapter 14, §1 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Chuang Tzu, the turning sky, the sun and moon following one another, the rain that becomes cloud again and the wind blowing in every direction all raise the same question: who thus pours out, without moving, abundance and well-being? Today, take a moment to look at the sky, the clouds or the rain, and let wonder rise before this great movement that carries you without your having to steer it.
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