From: Horse (horse@darkstar.uk.net)
Date: Tue Aug 09 2005 - 01:20:37 BST
Hi Platt
On 7 Aug 2005 at 11:26, Platt Holden wrote:
> 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.
I had the great pleasure of reading that out at the recent MoQ conference.
>
> 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.
As well as much good! What I always find incredible about the denigration of do-
gooders by certain parties is that, according to the MoQ, to do good is of the highest
moral order. The MoQ ia all about good and doing good but somehow this is seen by
some as wrong. There's a lot of twisted logic going on around here.
Horse
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