Gain and loss

Someone who has nothing gains at every turn; but someone who has too much, always perceives that they are losing it. > Have little and you will gain. > Have much and you will be confused. (Lao Tzu) Although in our culture humility and lowliness are seen to be “lesser” than fame and accomplishment, actually humility is a more positive state of being: because a man of great pride will tend to be taken down from his high station much more often, while the humble man — the lower he is — will always find himself lifted. So the poorer you are in the moment, the richer you are in life.
© 1996-2008 John Wiegley