Enjoy The Simple, The Natural And The

Phonographic. It Goes Around And Around. Sometimes It Gets Stuck. That's Why I Remember Things So Well.

No Matter How Useful We May Be, Sometimes It Takes Us A While To Recognize Our Own Value.

But Isn't The Knowledge That Comes From Experience More Valuable Than The Knowledge That Doesn't? It Seems Fairly Obvious To Some Of Us That A Lot Of Scholars Need To Go Outside And Sniff Around - Walk Through The Grass, Talk To The Animals. That Sort Of Thing.

Many People Are Afraid Of Emptiness, However, Because It Reminds Them Of Loneliness. Everything Has To Be Filled In, It Seems-appointment Books, Hillsides, Vacant Lots-but When All The Spaces Are Filled, The Loneliness Really Begins. Then The Groups Are Joined, The Classes Are Signed Up For, And The Gift-to-yourself Items Are Bought. When The Loneliness Starts Creeping In The Door, The Television Set Is Turned On To Make It Go Away. But It Doesn't Go Away. So Some Of Us Do Instead, And After Discarding The Emptiness Of The Big Congested Mess, We Discover The Fullness Of Nothing.

"what's That?" The Unbeliever Asked. "wisdom From The Western Taoist," I Said. "it Sounds Like Something From Winnie-the-pooh," He Said. "it Is," I Said. "that's Not About Taoism," He Said. "oh, Yes It Is," I Said.