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only human?!

Posted: Thu, Sep 9, 2004 04:28:59 AM

i do remember there was a time when i believed that those who were on this journey before me had all the answers. you know to
LIFE, THE UNIVERSE and EVERYTHING
and there came a time when i actually believed that i too would also have all the answers. the truth was i put those folks on a pedestal and expected MORE of them than ordinary human beings. it was a great disappointment to me at that time to find out that they were just like me, struggling to find out how to live life on terms they did not set and may not be particularly happy with.
today, i am glad that we all are just human, with flaws and bad behaviors. this makes them in my mind more approachable and better suited to share how they do this thing one day at a time. their experience is not only valuable but also matches mine, so what worked for them will more than likely work for me. and that is something i can LIVE with today
-- DT --

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Tao Te Ching

☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯

The Tao Teh King, or The Tao and Its Characteristics
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge

Book 1

2) The unwrought material, when divided and distributed, forms vessels.
The sage, when employed, becomes the Head of all the Officers (of
government); and in his greatest regulations he employs no violent
measures.