Like Water
No. 8
The supreme good is like water,
which nourishes all things without trying to.
It is content with the low places that people disdain.
Thus it is like the Tao.
In dwelling, live close to the ground.
In thinking, keep to the simple.
In conflict, be fair and generous.
In governing, don’t try to control.
In work, do what you enjoy.
In family life, be completely present.
When you are content to be simply yourself
and don’t compare or compete,
everybody will respect you
Tao Te Ching by Lao Tsu, trans. Stephen Mitchell
What better song, than Cool Change by The Little River Band Lyrics by Glenn Barrie Shorrock
