Only Through the Tao

Only when you let go of who you are,
of your innermost desires,
and your ambitions and goals,
can you truly be yourself.

Only through acceptance
of the world around you,
of the good and the bad,
can you truly understand.

Only through being lost,
through wandering in the dark,
through following the sound of silence,
can you truly find your way.

Only through the way,
through balance and acceptance;
only through the Tao
can you truly be at peace.