19Do Nothing
“The Master doesn't try to be powerful; thus he is truly powerful. The ordinary man keeps reaching for power; thus he never has enough. The Master does nothing, yet he leaves nothing undone. The ordinary man is always doing things, yet many more are left to be done.”
Lao Tze
Philosopher
“Point yourself in the right direction and do nothing…”
Sydney Banks' provocative statement seemed to fly in the face of everything I “knew” about how to live an inspiring, successful life. It raised questions…
- What's the “right” direction, and how do you know when you're pointed in that direction?
- If you're “doing nothing,” how does anything ever get done?
- How is this even helpful?
Yet, while it was easy for the thrash metal band of my ...
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