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Saturday, July 30, 2011

Tao Bible - Ecclesiastes 7:3-4

Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
~ King James version ~

Compassion is more productive than apathy.
~ possible Taoist alternative ~
What strange biblical lines!

Compassion -- rather than sadness -- can be a spur to action. The latter often is focused solely on the self-ego, while the former is an expression of the interconnection one to others.

If you're interested in reading more from this experimental series, go to the Tao Bible Index page.

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