Living The Wisdom of The Tao
Verse 78

Through the inspirations of my spiritual mentor, Dr. Wayne Dyer
I have undertaken this year, (as he did in 2006), the teachings of the
eighty-one verses of the "Tao Te Ching." Legend says that the "Tao"
(pronounced "Dao") was written by the prophet "Lao-tzu" some five
hundred years before the birth of Christ. The interpretation of the words
Tao is "The Way" Te is "The Shape and Power" and Ching is "The Book."
It has been called "one of the profoundest books in world philosophy."
For my references I have been studying the interpretations and teachings of
Dr. Dyer from his book "Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life."
In the spirit of Eagle Eye, here is my inspired (poetic) interpretation of
Verse 78.

              Be Like Water

               Be
                Like Water
                      and
             witness how weak
                 overcomes
                  the strong.

                       Be
                  Like Water
                      and
                 flow into life
                  by simply
                   letting go.

                       Be
                 Like Water
                    Yielding,
                       soft,
                       and
             harmoniously kind.

                     Like
                    Water,
      flowing, streaming, surrendering,
                 peacefully;
                 It's softness,
            it's greatest strength.

                       Be
                   Like Water
            Nor hard, nor forceful,
                rigid, or harsh.
                      Only
                       soft,
                     gentle,
                   permeable
                      and
                   forgiving;
                      Just
                     Like
                    Water.

Live. Inspired.

Raymond Paul