Re: MD MOQ: Involved or on the Sideline?

From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Sun Aug 07 2005 - 16:26:02 BST

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    Hi All,

    For all you so-called activists out there who are determined to do
    something to change the world, read and heed the philosophy of Lao Tsu:

    "The philosophy of Lao Tsu is simple: Accept what is in front of you
    without wanting the situation to be other than it is, Study the natural
    order of things and work with it rather than against it, for to try to
    change what is ..... only sets up resistance. Nature provides everything
    without requiring payment or thanks and also provides for all without
    discrimination - therefore let us present the same face to everyone and
    treat all men as equals, however they may behave. If we watch carefully,
    we will see that work proceeds more quickly and easily if we stop
    "trying," if we stop putting in so much extra effort, if we stop looking
    for results. In the clarity of a still and open mind, truth will be
    reflected. We will come to appreciate the original meaning of the word
    "understand," which means to stand under" We serve whatever or whoever
    stands before us, without any thought for ourselves. Te-which may be
    translated as "virtue" or "strength"-lies always In Tao, or "natural law."
    In other words: Simply be."

    From Henry Gurr's presentation at the MOQ Conference in Liverpool.

    Sounds amazingly similar to the advice of Jesus: "Take therefore no
    thought for the morrow; for the morrow shall take thought for the things
    of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof."

    Doing nothing costs nothing in time, energy or money but has the potential
    for a beneficial outcome. Much harm can be done by well intentioned do-
    gooders.

    Platt

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