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The Soft and the Hard
by Lao Tsu
© 1999 Penguin Putnam Inc.
Nothing in this world
Is as soft and yielding as water
Yet for attacking the hard and strong
None can triumph so easily
It is weak, yet none can equal it
It is soft, yet none can damage it
It is yielding, yet none can wear it away
Everyone knows that the soft overcomes the hard
And the yielding triumphs over the rigid
Why then so little faith?
Why can no one practice it?
So the Sages say
Fulfill even the lowest position
Love even the weakest creature
Then you will be called
Lord of every offering
King of all below Heaven
Copyright © 1999 by Jonathan Star
Reprinted from Inner Treasure, collected and edited by Jonathan Star. Copyright 1999 by Tarcher/Putnam. Permission granted by Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc., a division of Penguin Putnam, Inc. All rights reserved.
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