The leaf exists for the purpose of the flower.
We, as humans have the capability of valuing whatever we choose. If we choose to value what doesnt persist then neither will we ...
nostr:npub1cn4t4cd78nm900qc2hhqte5aa8c9njm6qkfzw95tszufwcwtcnsq7g3vle would say the leaf is what gives the flower its value. The paradox of humanity, we only value what doesn't persist.
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Related quote by Lao Tzu
We join spokes together in a wheel,
but it is the center hole
that makes the wagon move.
We shape clay into a pot,
but it is the emptiness inside
that holds whatever we want.
We hammer wood for a house,
but it is the inner space
that makes it livable.
We work with being,
but non-being is what we use.
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