Many people today
resemble buckets.
They try to catch and hold onto everything within their reach.
Many people today
resemble knifes.
They cut through their enemies and conflicting ideas.
Many people today
resemble walls.
They keep out those they don’t like.
This is not the way of the Tao.
The Tao is in everything, and yet it is shut out by many.
Those who buckets must have holes in the bottom
Those who are knives must have the blades cut off
Those who are walls must have replace it with nothingness.
For the Tao is in everything,
and this is the way of the Tao. 
I really like your use of everyday items to illustrate what the Tao is.
ReplyDeleteI liked how you compared people to things that we wouldn't really compare at the top of our head. It makes the poem interesting.
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