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Therefore the sentence-makers have thus expressed themselves:-- 'The Tao, when brightest seen, seems light to lack; Who progress in It makes, seems drawing back; Its even way is like a rugged track. Its highest virtue from the vale doth rise; Its greatest beauty seems to offend the eyes; And he has most whose lot the least supplies. Its firmest virtue seems but poor and low; Its solid truth seems change to undergo; Its largest square doth yet no corner show A vessel great, It is the slowest made; Loud is Its sound, but never word It said; A semblance great, the shadow of a shade.'
Source Tao Te King, chapter 41 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Lao-tzu, the man of high virtue is like a valley: he stays low, welcomes all that flows down towards him and lets life gather there. Today, in a conversation, make room for the other person: listen to them to the end before speaking and welcome what they bring.
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