A Clever Mind Is Not A Heart.

"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.

By The Time It Came To The Edge Of The Forest, The Stream Had Grown Up, So That It Was Almost A River, And, Being Grown-up, It Did Not Run And Jump And Sparkle Along As It Used To Do When It Was Younger, But Moved Slowly. For It Knew Now Where It Was Going, And It Said To Itself, There Is No Hurry. We Shall Get There Some Day.

In The Story Of Ugly Duckling, When Did The Ugly Duckling Stop Feeling Ugly? When He Realized That He Was A Swan. Each Of Us Has Something Special, A Swan Of Some Sort, Hidden Inside Somewhere. But Until We Recognize That It's There, What Can We Do But Splash Around, Treading Water? The Wise Are Who They Are. They Work With What They've Got And Do What They Can Do.

It Means That Tao Doesn't Force Or Interfere With Things, But Lets Them Work In Their Own Way, To Produce Results Naturally. Then Whatever Needs To Be Done Is Done.

Through Working In Harmony With Life's Circumstances, Taoist Understanding Changes What Others May Percieve As Negative Into Something Positive.