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The centipede said to the snake, "With all my legs I do not move as fast as you with none. How is that?" "One's natural mechanism," replied the snake, "is not a thing to be changed. What need have I for legs?"
Source Chuang Tzu, chapter 17, §9 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Chuang Tzu, the snake moves forward without legs and without knowing how, simply by following its nature, just as the centipede moves its legs without thinking about them. Today, in a task you know how to do well, stop watching yourself and let your movements flow naturally.
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