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The Opportunity In Failure

From verse 79 in the Tao Te Ching. Why blaming things that happen to you can become self-destructive.

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Drew Morrison
Feb 05, 2024
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Failure is an opportunity. If you blame someone else, there is no end to the blame. Therefore the Master fulfills their own obligations and corrects their own mistakes. They do what they need to do and demands nothing of others. - Tao Te Ching- 79, Stephen Mitchell translation.

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