What did I think I was looking at?

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Every morning, every morning,
I would face that mirror over the sink.
What did I think I was looking at,
I wonder.

~ Shosaku Asada
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Freedom & Truth

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Freedom. The freedom to do something well. There is no need of any other kind. 

Truths. The truths that teach us to act well and to live well. There is no need of any other kind.

~ Joseph Joubert, Notebooks

Shadows within Shades

Mountains and rivers and the great Earth
  Are already nothing but dust.
While man, to be sure, is but dust within dust.
Bodies composed of muscle and blood
   Will surely return to bubble and shadow
While human affairs, to be sure, are but shadows within shades.
   If the highest wisdom is not obtained,
   There will be no heart of understanding.

Hung Ying-ming, The Unencumbered Spirit