Don't try

One of the pillars of taoist thought,is the principle of wu-wei,roughly translated as 'effortless action' or 'no action',it can be collaquily understood as 'go with the flow'. it doesn't mean passivity or just sitting on your arse. To exercise wu-wei,means to not force things,to accept that which lies beyond your control but still do the work that meeds to be done.

In Alcoholic Anonymous they have the serenity prayer,'God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference'. The English Romantic poet John Keats (see film 'Bright Star'),wrote'If poetry comes not naturally as the leaves to a tree,it had better not come at all'. That's pretty much,where it's at for the poet.

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ZEN BANK ROBBER
The zen bank robber,
wears a mask.
it's his original face
before he was born.

Passing a note
over the counter,
She reads it but doesn't understand,
the message is beyond words.

He points to the safe,
but the cashier
can only see his
finger.