D. C. Southwick

Be as carefull as crossing frozen water, alert as a warrior on enemy ground. Be as courteous as a guest, as fluid as a stream. Be as shapeable as a block of wood, be as receptive as glass. Don’t seek and don’t expect. Be patient and wait till your mud settles and your water is clear. Be patient and wait. Your mud must settle. Your water will be clear.
Act without doing, work without effort, think of the large as small and the many as few. Confront the difficult and while it is easy, accomplish the great one step at a time. Don’t reach and you will find, if you run into trouble throw yourself toward it. Don’t cling to comfort and everything will be comfortable.
Failure is an opportunity. If you blame others, there is no end to blame. Fulfill your obligations, correct your mistakes. Do what you need to do and step away. Demand nothing and give all. Demand nothing and give all.
Stand on your toes and you won’t stand firm. Rush ahead and you won’t go far. Try to shing and you’ll extinguish your light. Try to define yourself and you won’t know who you are. Don’t try to control others. Let go and let them be.

Fighting is an acknowledgement of existance.