BOG MYRTLE


HARDY PERENNIAL

Old roots nourish fresh flowering.
Ancient ways partner modern ideas.
Timeless wisdom guides timely action.

A rootless plant soon shrivels.
Unfooted buildings totter.
Unsound policies fail.

From hastening ahead, the way is lost.

Resting in Tao, the path becomes clear.

The sage is a navigator.

Old as the stars?
Renewed as dawn.
Fresh as a daisy!

 


'If it ain't broke, don't fix it' goes some way towards expressing the concept of 'non-action', an essential constituent of Tao's philosophy.
'Beware what you wish for' is another aspect of this, cautioning against changes which might cause excessive disturbance or imbalance.  

Tao implies a body of natural principles and tendencies which are eternal and immutable - though not readily understandable or explicable!
Developments in harmony with these tend to progress and flourish,
but those in discord arouse opposition and become mired in difficulty.


LIFE CYCLE