The Importance of What is Not
We join thirty spokes
to the hub of a wheel,
yet it's the center hole
that drives the chariot.
We shape clay
to birth a vessel,
yet it's the hollow within
that makes it useful.
We chisel doors and windows
to construct a room,
yet it's the inner space
that makes it livable.
Thus we create what is
to use what is not.
Translator; Ralph Alan Dale
Verse 11
Another Version from Wayne Dyer
Living the Wisdom of the Tao..
Thirty spokes converge onto a single hub;
It is the hole in the center that
The use of the cart hinges
Shape clay into a vessel;
It is the space within that makes it useful.
Carve fine doors and windows,
But the room is useful in its emptiness.
The usefulness of what is
Depends on what is not.
Photo; Barred Spiral Galaxy
We join thirty spokes
to the hub of a wheel,
yet it's the center hole
that drives the chariot.
We shape clay
to birth a vessel,
yet it's the hollow within
that makes it useful.
We chisel doors and windows
to construct a room,
yet it's the inner space
that makes it livable.
Thus we create what is
to use what is not.
Translator; Ralph Alan Dale
Verse 11
Another Version from Wayne Dyer
Living the Wisdom of the Tao..
Thirty spokes converge onto a single hub;
It is the hole in the center that
The use of the cart hinges
Shape clay into a vessel;
It is the space within that makes it useful.
Carve fine doors and windows,
But the room is useful in its emptiness.
The usefulness of what is
Depends on what is not.
Photo; Barred Spiral Galaxy
2 comments:
Thus we create what is
to use what is not."
I read this a few times - it's fabulous Jj!
Great post!
Here's another updated version:
ELEVEN
A hotel lobby functions well
Because of the space within.
The Internet has power
Because it connects everyone.
Therefore the wise leader values
space and connection
with people.
From: THE WAY OF LEADING PEOPLE: UNLOCKING YOUR INTEGRAL LEADERSHIP WITH THE TAO TE CHING by Patrick Warneka and Tim Warneka
http://www.tao-now.com
Keep up the great blog!
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