All of us, including animals, believe the best way to live is to avoid pain and discomfort. A more interesting way to live is to be curious, whether the object of our curiosity is bitter or sweet. We can endure a lot to find out how we tick and how our world ticks, how the whole thing just is.
Compared to the acts of nature, what we do and create is very insignificant. Let go of your own self importance and thinking you are the center of the universe. Let go of the veil that blocks your view of the universe, then you can become a better part of it.
Hope and fear are both phantoms that arise from thinking about yourself. When we don’t see the self as self what do we have to fear? See the world as yourself, treat the world as yourself, love the world as yourself, have faith in the way things are, then you can care for all things.
Our task in life is full of responsibility, it is nothing less than leading the world out of confusion and back to order. We must first investigate the nature of the forces in question and ascertain their proper places. If we can bring these forces to bear on the right place, the desired effect will be achieved.
Quote: Work, play, same. Confucius