A newborn is soft and tender, A crone, hard and stiff. Plants and - TopicsExpress



          

A newborn is soft and tender, A crone, hard and stiff. Plants and animals, in life, are supple and succulent; In death, withered and dry. So softness and tenderness are attributes of life, And hardness and stiffness, attributes of death. Just as a sapless tree will split and decay So an inflexible force will meet defeat; The hard and mighty lie beneath the ground While the tender and weak dance on the breeze above. (TAO TE CHING - Chapter 76. Flexibility)
Posted on: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:10:44 +0000

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