Bit by Bit - Chapter 4, Part 20

Trey Smith

"The horse lover will use a fine box to catch the dung and a giant clam shell to catch the stale. But if a mosquito or a fly lights on the horse and he slaps it at the wrong time, then the horse will break the bit, hurt its head, and bang its chest. The horse lover tries to think of everything, but his affection leads him into error. Can you afford to be careless?"
~ Burton Watson translation ~

While the utilization of kindness and compassion may be the best strategies for trying to help others, we err if we are unable to walk in the other person's shoes.  Even kind and compassionate acts can lead to devastating unintended consequences.

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