"Spasms of molten rock
Piled a cone three miles high.
Rain and wind split a hundred towering fingers.
In time, trees strove for leverage in the fissures.
After a million years, condors and snakes took up residence.
Mighty rock, carved walls adorned with
Chartreuse and vermilion lichen--
Man yet more puny on those stones.
How long will it take to see Tao?
Until you no longer hold self-importance."
It is a challenge to keep hold of one's convictions as well as one's humility. Perhaps an important part of "not taking things personally" is not making them personal, either. One can be true to one's purpose without being selfish, self-centered or--especially--self-indulgent. Something that has helped me grow in self-worth without succumbing to a negative feeling of insignificance is letting go: saying simply yes, no, or--the most painful yet the most necessary of all--goodbye.
Piled a cone three miles high.
Rain and wind split a hundred towering fingers.
In time, trees strove for leverage in the fissures.
After a million years, condors and snakes took up residence.
Mighty rock, carved walls adorned with
Chartreuse and vermilion lichen--
Man yet more puny on those stones.
How long will it take to see Tao?
Until you no longer hold self-importance."
It is a challenge to keep hold of one's convictions as well as one's humility. Perhaps an important part of "not taking things personally" is not making them personal, either. One can be true to one's purpose without being selfish, self-centered or--especially--self-indulgent. Something that has helped me grow in self-worth without succumbing to a negative feeling of insignificance is letting go: saying simply yes, no, or--the most painful yet the most necessary of all--goodbye.
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