dao sense

sense Don’t be destroyed by knowledge and power. Use common sense to survive. There were once four learned and accomplished men. One day they said to themselves, “Of what use is all our learning if we don not seek the employment of a great king?” Accordingly, they set out for the capital. Now among these four, three were particularly brilliant. The fourth was far inferior to the others in intellect, but he was the one with the most sense. On the road, they came upon the skeleton of a lion. “Let us bring this lion back to life,” proposed the first. “Yes, this will bring us great fame,” agreed the second and third. The fourth one said, “If you bring this lion back to life, he will attack and devour you.” “Don’t interrupt!” cried the first, who had already used his superior knowledge to put flesh on the bones. The second quickly introduced blood, and the third was about to breathe life into the lion. “We should think of safety,” said the fourth. “Quiet!” said the third from the depths of his labor. “Well, then, I shall go sit in this tree,” said the fourth. “Just in case.” The lion came back to life and killed the wise men. The only one who survived was the man with common sense. sense 365 Tao daily meditations Deng Ming-Dao (author) ISBN 0-06-250223-9 duckdaotsu.org duckdaotsu blog tao hub support sustain recommended reading** FU BAO SHI Old Castle 1957 see FU BAO SHI for a complete biography of this artist and his work http://www.chinafinearts.com **Suggested reading of daoist texts ancient poetry and contemporary Chinese literature is available at the site. receive a full HTML copy of the daily meditation sent directly to your inbox, please send a note with the words "subscribe tao" in the subject line to duckdaotsu