All the world says, "I am important;I am separate from all the world. I am important because I am separate, Were I the same, I could never be important. "Yet here are three treasures That I cherish and commend to you: The first is compassion, By which one finds courage. The second is restraint, By which one finds strength. And the third is unimportance, By which one finds influence. Those who are fearless, but without compassion, Powerful, but without restraint, Or influential, yet important, Cannot endure. ooooOOOOoooo What does this chapter mean? Does it mean one is important because one is not part of the herd? That one is not part of the "rat race"? Being separate provides the independent spirit, and that perhaps is important NOT to the world but to oneself. The moment you want to be recognized as being an important person, you have lost that separateness. You are nothing but part of the herd, and it becomes a self-aggrandisement and delusion. Three key attrib...
Sight - the sensory perception results in an image. A series of image creates a story. The story invokes an emotion. The emotion surfaces an experience. The experience provokes a judgement. That judgement brings about an insight. Life is indeed a cause and effect - a sight to insight. Learn from the gift of sight daily. Share your gift of insight to everyone.