The true man wants nothing, expects nothing, fears nothing. He holds no opinions. He neither opposes nor competes.
What he doesn’t do
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The true man wants nothing, expects nothing, fears nothing. He holds no opinions. He neither opposes nor competes.
Some men lose themselves at the centre of the wheel. We cannot say they are inactive; they’re just not moving. (What does not move is not noticed.) Other men, peripherals, are flying around on the rim. They’ve got a bucket list. They’re collecting experiences.
How does a single cut flower, so still, silent and surrendered, convene the attention of an entire room, then ‘float’ that room with beauty and aliveness and love? Well, not by doing anything.
Do what is necessary. Do not do what is not necessary.
If nothing is an option, do that. But furlough the head. Do it with your whole heart, as if you had 90 seconds to live—alert, aware, not thinking. This is a profound and dynamic state. Laozi: “When nothing is done, nothing remains undone.”