universal truths.
Flexibility allows diversity.
Complexity breeds simplicity.
Simplicity is efficient.
Efficiency is that which is most divine.
The work I do requires I walk into people's homes.
Lao Tzu describes it as
"They were careful
as someone crossing an iced-over stream.
Alert as a warrior in enemy territory.
Courteous as a guest.
Fluid as melting ice.
Shapable as a block of wood.
Receptive as a valley.
Clear as a glass of water."
From there we must attack the method, and never the person. The reason to attack the method the person operates in is to facilitate fluidity. From this, they may seek out better options but they are unable to do this if they don't know other options are available. From the age of chaos, divine order is born. In complexity, we're able to single out all the relevant information- we cut the excess marble from the statue buried below like a sculptor.
That is why information is lost every day instead of added. As disciples of life, infinitely flexible like water, agents of change are able to hop from one stone to the next. We let go more every day until only the divine is left- the supreme expression of efficiency where the fist strikes by itself, as Bruce Lee might say. That is why brevity in literature is a beautiful thing and skillful music is pleasant to listen to.
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