The Master said, "I will not be afflicted at men's not knowing me; I will be afflicted that I do not know men."Go here to read the introductory post to this serialized version of the Analects of Confucius.
~ James Legge translation via The Internet Classics Archive ~
Sunday, September 18, 2011
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I have worked very hard on letting go of the need to be known. And I have gone quite far, honestly.
ReplyDeleteI'm very good at knowing people, observing them, figuring them out. What I haven't been good at, historically, is at keeping what I know about others to myself. I have often blurted out stuff and hurt others.
Working hard at teaching myself maximum discretion these days :-)