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Living Fearlessly

This is from The Tao Te Ching.  It reminded me of my little one, how exuberantly she takes life in, and my hope is that I will live this, too.

Every one of us is born,
and everyone dies.

However, three of every ten
seem to be born to live,
three seem to be born to die,
and three live lifefully or deathfully
according to their chosen life styles.

But only one in ten
seems to survive all dangers.
When walking through the jungle,
this one never fears the rhinoceros
because there seems to be
no place in her to butt his horns.

She never fears the tiger
because there seems to be
no place to sink his claws.
And she never fears weapons
because there seems to be
no place their steel can penetrate.

This is the fulfilled person
of the Great Integrity
who leaves no space in life
for premature death.

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