Chuang-tzu once
told a story about
two persons who
both lost a sheep.
One person got
very depressed
and lost himself
in drinking, sex,
and gambling
to try to forget
this misfortune.
The other person
decided that this
would be an
excellent chance
for him to study
the classics and
quietly observe
the subtleties
of nature.
Both men experience
the same misfortune,
but one man lost
himself because
he was too
attached to the
experience of loss,
while the other
found himself
because he was
able to let go
of gain and loss.
From Lieh Tzu
Image quote:
Kodo Sawaki (1880-1965)
