The Bow of Heaven
The Way of Heaven restores balance—lowering the high and raising the low. Unlike those who hoard, the sage shares his abundance without pride or claim, acting in quiet service to all.
The Way of Heaven—
is it not like drawing a bow?
The high is pulled down.
The low is lifted up.
Excess is reduced.
Lack is replenished.
Such is Heaven’s Way:
to balance what’s uneven.
But the way of man?
He takes from the poor
and gives to the rich.
Who, then, will offer their surplus
to serve the whole world?
Only one who walks the Way.
The sage gives without claiming.
He completes without boasting.
He does not seek to shine.
