Dim Brightness
Heaven will last,
earth will endure.
How can they last so long?
They don’t exist for themselves
and so can go on and on.
So wise souls
leaving self behind
move forward,
and setting self aside
stay centered.
Why let the self go?
To keep what the soul needs.
-- Ursula LeGuin
Her version of Tao Te Ching #7. Photo by Henri Cartier-Bresson
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