MODESTY

WISPY

Tao pervades all
- but never parades itself.

It provides unstintingly
- but remains anonymous.

It gives a lead to every path
- but does not pioneer.

The sage finds pride irrelevant
- and takes no pride in humility.


Self-effacing?
Not self-facing!


ICON

Over time, it is natural for dazzling fame to be balanced by dark obscurity; or for bright ideas to become forgotten.
There is nothing to be gained - or lost - by glorifying Tao
, nor by denigrating it. It is altogether untouched by 'hype'.


DELICACY