SELF-SUFFICIENCY

A beggar knows the pangs of hunger.
A glutton knows the pains of excess.

The sage, comfortably replete,
passes glutton's portion to beggar.

The workshy fears business.
The workaholic fears idleness.

Giving shirker double-shift, and worker a holiday,
the sage enjoys the satisfaction of accomplishment.

Fulfilled?
By contentment!

 

Tao encourages the ability to discern balanced conditions and attempts to maintain or restore them from unbalanced ones.
It favours sufficiency over frugality or greed; contentment rather than apathy or avarice; a 'happy medium' instead of extremes.  

INSIGHT