Sunday, June 2, 2013

Tao's 20th Verse..QUOTED




Give up learning and you will be free
from all your cares.
What is the difference between yes and no?
What is the difference between good and evil?

Must I fear what others fear?
Should I fear desolation 
When there is abundance?
Should I fear darkness
When the light is shining everywhere?

In spring, some go to the park
and climb the terrace,
but I alone am drifting,not knowing where I am.
Like a newborn baby before it learns to smile,
I am alone without a place to go.

Most people have too much;
I alone seem to be missing something.
Mine is indeed the mind of an ignoramus
in its unadulterated simplicity.
I am but a guest in this world.
While others rush about to get things done,
I accept what is offered.
I alone seem foolish,
earning little, spending less.

other people strive for fame,
I avoid the limelight
preferring to be left alone.
indeed I seem like an idiot;
No mind, no worries.

I drift like a wave on the ocean
I blow as aimless as the wind.

All men settle down in their grooves,
i alone am stubborn and remain outside.
But wherein I am most different from others is
in knowing to take sustenance from the great universe.

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