Tao Te Ching 20: Drift like a wave on the ocean

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Renounce ceaseless thinking and your problems will end.

What is the difference between yes and no?

What is the difference between success and failure?

Must you value what others value?

Must you fear what others fear?

What nonsense this is!

In spring, some go to the park and climb the terrace,

but I alone am drifting, not knowing where I am.

I alone don’t care;

I alone am expressionless,

like a newborn baby before it has learned to smile.

Other people have more than they need,

I alone appear to poss...