Laozi Life Lessons II

AA wrote: Då västvärlden industrialiserades och befolkningen hade uppnått en acceptabel levnadsstandard så fanns det ekonomer som trodde att människan skulle välja att använda sin rikedom på att inte förvärvsarbeta. Istället växlade människan in på spåret att konsumera och tävla om vem som kan äga mest och vara mest framgångsrik. Tyvärr så värdesätter inte så många människor det du så fint uttrycker i din text. 
BB wrote:  Beautiful note for this very Monday 💚

Laozi Life Lessons II 

Be content with what you have;
rejoice in the way things are.
When you realize there is nothing lacking,
the whole world belongs to you.

                          Laozi

Yes, I’m presently swimming on a Laozi wave ;-) The eternal wisdom in his book Tao Te Ching has withstood centuries of changes in society, ways of thinking and living and feels just as relevant today as it did more than two thousand years ago.

With a roof over our heads, a bed to sleep in, enough food & water, and good people in our lives, what more do we really need…? The way we live in the western world today, we are used to having much more than life’s bare necessities, and we just want more, more, and more… The point is to realize we don’t have to own everything that we lay our eyes on. We can rejoice in the way things are, in seeing the beauty around us, and simply be happy with that.  “When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you”.