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Sun, May 11, 2008 01:46:21 PM
↔ i may find that, because of my over-involvement in service, i have …
posted: Sun, May 11, 2008 01:46:21 PM
...upset my employer or my family. but when i try to correct this problem by resigning from service altogether, the other side of the scales go out of balance. well for me, it is not service that tips the scales out of balance, it is rather working for myself. i just left me family gathering and my intention was to come home and work. i have decided that i need some me time instead. i need to relax and do nothing the rest of the day, so i can balance my scales. so it is off the computer and into a bit of nap time. then i will see what i can do next.
∞ DT ∞
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☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge
Book 2
4) Why was it that the ancients prized this Tao so much? Was it not
because it could be got by seeking for it, and the guilty could escape
(from the stain of their guilt) by it? This is the reason why all
under heaven consider it the most valuable thing.