Even after settling a great dispute, some resentment is likely to remain.
Can this be considered a true settlement?
Only by cultivating the virtue of wholeness and by returning injury with kindness can there be true harmony.
Therefore, one of deep virtue always gives without expecting gratitude.
One whose virtue is deep treats the world as if they were the debtor, holding the left side of the tally.
They willingly repay the world through serving others.
One who is partially virtuous treats the world as if they were the creditor, holding the right side of the tally.
They think the world owes them something and should repay.
Although the subtle Way of the universe holds no favoritism or partiality, it always supports those who are naturally virtuous.
Taken from the Tao Teh Ching, verse 79
A life choice that changes the world ~ be willing to risk returning injury with kindness and to end on love, no matter what. May we, collectively choose this way of being and let our light shine brightly.
The utter relaxation from all mental and physical strains which comes from stopping your thinking and replacing it with DESIRE FOR JUST ONE THING — INNER JOYOUSNESS — will immediately begin the cure of any bodily ailment or mental disturbance.
Walter and Lao Russell – On Universal Law
Be the way my friend, Julia ❤️
Julia Parsell is a Certified Holistic Health Counselor with an emphasis on the intersection of science and the sacred. She writes from experiences and transformative understandings that have led her to an authentic and peaceful life. She goes by these names: grandmother, mother, sister, aunt, niece, cousin, and friend. As home educator of her three children, she also developed/ran cafes, and maintained various leadership roles within her community. Her greatest desire is to encourage others to live life fully. Her passions are family, art creation, writing, and trail blazing. She lives happily in Western North Carolina.
