Thirty spokes are made one by holes in a hub
By vacancies joining them for a wheel's use;
The use of clay in moulding pitchers
Comes from the hollow of its absence;
Doors, windows, in a house,
Are used for their emptiness:
Thus we are helped by what is not
To use what is.
~ Tao Te Ching according to Lao Tzu by Witter Bynner
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I appreciate silence to help be integrate the moments of drama and noise. In the emptiness I can appreciate the fullness of life.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this wise and humble reminder.
An excellent meditation for a time of year too much focused on filling up all sorts of spaces....
ReplyDeleteIndeed, wise women...
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