Chapter Three - be nice! (rough draft)
Chapter 3 “Does heaven revolve? Does earth stand still? Do the sun and moon jockey for position? Who controls all of this? Who ties it altogether? Who dwells in inactivity, Yet impels things on their course? May it be that there are levers and threads That drive them inexorably? Or may it be that they just keep turning And are unable to stop by themselves? Do the clouds make the rain? Or does the rain make the clouds? Who bestows them so generously? Who dwells in inactivity, Yet urges things on to all this lusty joy? The winds arise in the north And, first to the east, then to the west. They drift back and forth above us. Who breathes them? Who dwells in inactivity, Yet does this fanning? Chuang Tzu The hills and farmland of Hua , some thirty miles north of Canton grow lavish crops of rice, wheat and hemp. If faithfully tended and when the rains and irrigation are able to partner their effort, the soil nourishes a variety of beans, peas and cabbage. Bright oranges and red/yellow peac...