“Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.”
Lao-tzu (604 BC – 531 BC) Chinese Taoist philosopher on cutting all ties
BEING LOVING IS SIMPLER NOW – “We ask especially freedom from self-will, and are careful to make no requests for ourselves only. We may ask for ourselves, however, if others will be helped. We are careful not to pray for our own selfish ends.” (12 & 12, p. 52)
What have you done lately, that was loving with no strings attached?
Find Your Lovin – Drake (5:58)
What is The Tao by Alan Watts (6:52)
The Pet Dog :
Once, a man had a pet dog. The faithful and strong dog used to guard the master’s factory at night. The master loved him, fed him well and took him out for walks. One unlucky day, he was hit by a car.
One of his hind legs was severely injured. The doctors could not heal the injury. Now the poor dog had to limp around all the time. The dog’s master thought that a lame dog would not be a good guard. So he stopped loving the poor dog.
One day, the dog smelt some ginger in the air. He sniffed around and saw a ginger plant growing in the factory’s ground. The master saw the dog sniffing the ginger plant. He checked and found out that the soil near the plant was excellent for growing ginger plants. He then planted plenty of ginger plants and made a huge profit.
Then the master realized that a physical handicap does not make anyone useless. He started loving and caring for his dog once again. (http://www.english-for-students.com/The-Pet-Dog.html)
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