The Way Of Life

[Spirit]

A man is born gentle and weak.
At his death he is hard and stiff.

Green plants are tender and filled with sap.
At thier death they are withered and dry.

Therefore the stiff and unbending is the disciple of death.
The gentle and yielding is the disciple of life.

Thus an army without flexibility never wins a battle.
A tree that is unbending is easily broken.

The hard and the strong will fall.
The soft and weak will overcome.


--- LAO-TZU (Zen In The Martial Arts)

 

[Gonzo]

Enlightening grasshopper-when you can grasp the stone....

 

[Spirit]

O.k.... that's it. I'm going back to mindless posts!!

 

[Q]

*phew* that one scared me.

 

[Gonzo]

Oh, so the soft didn't overcome

 

[Spirit]

I am being yielding

 

[br0ck]

--- LAO-TZU (Zen In The Martial Arts)

That sounds like an Eastern name. Hate to say it, but here in the west, the strong use the backs of the weak to raise there selfs up in the world. Just the facts of life.

 

[iron]

'sides, you don't really expect anybody to believe you prefer the soft and weak over the hard and strong, do yez?

 

[Spirit]

I like to think I can harden all things soft.

Leave it to me.

 

[wine4all]

Originally posted by Q
*phew* that one scared me.

Don't fear spiritual things Q, you cannot be truly a whole being if you nurture the body and mind but neglect the spirit.

 

[br0ck]

Originally posted by Spirit
I like to think I can harden all things soft.

Leave it to me.

Hmmm, and that means......

 

[Fuser Man]

Originally posted by Spirit
I like to think I can harden all things soft.

Leave it to me.

Damn girl! Stop that or I will move to Edmonton.

 

[Spirit]

I am so bad.

 

[Fuser Man]

Yes you are.

I can be your whipping boy.

 

[br0ck]

Originally posted by Spirit
I am so bad.

Being bad is a really good thing im some cases.