When People See Things

This intuitive poem was sent by a dear friend.

It is the 2nd koan in the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu. . .

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When people see things as beautiful,

ugliness is created.

When people see things as good,

Evil is created.

Being and non-being produce each other.

Difficult and easy complement each other.

Long and short define each other.

High and low oppose each other.

Therefore the Master

can act without doing anything

and teach without saying a word.

Things come her way

and she does not stop them;

things leave and she lets them go.

She has without possessing,

and acts without any expectations.

When her work is done,

she takes no credit.

That is why it will last forever.

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