Other Truths

Consider this excerpt from a Chinese text:
"Laozi asked Confucius, "Have you after all attained the Dao (The Way)?" "I've searched for it for twenty-seven years and have not found it," answered Confucius. Laozi said, "Supposing the Dao could be offered up, there is no one who would not offer it to his lord. Supposing the Dao could be presented as a gift, there is no one who would not present it to his relatives. Supposing the Dao could be told to others, there is no one who would not tell it to his brothers. Supposing the Dao could be bequeathed, there is no one who would not bequeath it to his children. That we cannot do so is for this reason alone: unless you have an appropriator within to make it your own, the Dao cannot take up residence in you."

Without defining The Way or The Dao in your eyes, what principles of truth are most sacred to you? Would they diminish in value by sharing them with others, or would you
diminish their value by not sharing them with others?

Challenge: Share it. Share it without fear, for how could there be fear in sharing something held dear by you, and then shared with those whom you also hold dear?


-Joe G.