April 12, 2013
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People who look
for the secret of long life
wind up dead.
Their bodies are the focus of their lives
and the source of their death,
because they think a healthy body
is all there is to life.
Lao Tzu used to say
a man who truly understood life
could walk through the jungle
without fear
or across a battlefield
without armor, totally unarmed.
Wild animals and weapons couldn’t kill him.
I know, I know:
what the hell does that mean?
“Well, he couldn’t be killed,”
Lao Tzu said,
“because his body
wasn’t where he kept his death.”
Comments (7)
very interesting. thanks for this – hadn’t read this passage from Lao Tzu.
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hey john! how you doin?
i’m just gonna stare at that little curl some more because it makes me feel good.
I ‘d almost swear the christian equiv. is don’t fear those who can kill the body but not the soul… but such really hasn’t quite the snap of that passage. my favorite pal of teh time was an ex nurse became health guru of alternative. essential oils fine fine they work even well butcost per dose I looked up one time had them at 50 percent stret price overpriced and not many insurances cover alternative meds til cancer and even then many still dont…suffice it to say silly kicked the bucket because she said she’d live to a 110! then one day said she never felt better in her life andbefore 3 days was out she was out of congestive heart failure with half the cholesterol I ran as her’s was of course perfect to low mine catastrophic high. but I never said I’d live forever or jinxed myself in that way
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OOH! so so SO good to see you post!!!
Wise wisdom, Wise-Man!!!
Beautiful pic!!!
HUGS from a Wise-Ass-Woman
Wow, a post and a lesson. Good to see you back. I’m with Carrie…that little curl is just so perfect!
@adamswomanback - hey you. hugs. lots of ‘em.