Open yourself up to the continually changing, impermanent nature of your own being and that of reality. You will increase your capacity to care about others and not to be afraid. You will begin to think of your life as offering endless opportunities to start to do things differently.
Even if there is a personal desire to do something and advance preparation has been made, nevertheless you must bow to change and nature. Knowing how to put aside personal priorities in order to fill the demands of the times is among the greatest of skills.
Can you let go of dualities and embrace life without skepticism or panic? Then you will be able to reach the heart of oneness. The feeling of oneness is not something special, it is beyond that; it is simply the direct essential complete truth.
When unfriendly forces are advancing, retreat is the right course of action. We are not running away, but are offering some resistance, while planning for the time when the aggressive forces end. Anger and hate are not resistance, all resistance must be done in a thoughtful and considerate way.
Quote: If I let go of what I am, I might become what I should be. Lao Tzu