In seeking, the sought evades us;

In avoiding, the feared finds us;

In hoarding, the kept escapes us;

In thinking, the truth eludes us.

In releasing, we are carried;

In detaching, we are conjoined;

In flowing, we are steadied;

In accepting, we are given.

And so is the enigmatic Way –

Opposites residing as one.

© 2008

Inspired by the Tao Te Ching