The Quiet Power of Heaven
Boldness can lead to ruin or resilience — the difference lies in harmony with the Tao. Heaven acts without force, speaks without words, and governs without control. Its justice is vast, subtle, and inescapable.
Some are bold in defiance—
and meet their end.
Some are bold in restraint—
and endure.
One seems to win,
the other to lose…
But who truly understands
the working of Heaven?
The sage hesitates to judge.
Heaven does not strive—
yet nothing can resist it.
It says nothing—
yet all things answer.
It does not command—
yet all return to it.
Its movements are still,
its plans precise,
its justice vast.
The net of Heaven is wide—
its weave loose and open—
yet nothing ever slips through.
