Trying to tie up all the loose ends and finally getting it right is rejecting a lot of your basic experiences. The essence of life, it is challenging. Sometimes sweet, sometimes bitter. Sometimes you are tense, sometimes relaxed and open. To live life fully is to experience each moment as completely new and fresh.
The wise remain humble so that others are not aroused against them. Avoid all conflict whenever possible, if conflict or trouble seeks you out use only the minimum amount force required to deal with it, to do more would be to fall into excess.
Being of service to others without expectation of reward, not talking about it, just practice this way of being and you will be rewarded by the way you feel about yourself. We are always doing things, but there is always more to do, just step back and ask yourself, “Is all this doing necessary?”.
What is called common good may not always serve well. Unity may be cohesion for society, but unity of what? Dedicated to what? Shared life should be held together by choices, not by decree. To be true to yourself, do not give up too much and certainly not your center.
Quote: Understanding human needs is half the job of meeting them.