The Master said, 'If a man keeps cherishing his old knowledge so as to continually acquire new knowledge, he may be a teacher of others.'
These words were written by Confucius 500 years before our era. You’d think that in all this time, humanity would have taken them to heart. But no, people have split into factions.
Some cling desperately to an idealized past, rejecting any forward motion. Others rush to destroy everything in sight, determined to build a brave new world on the ruins.
Sadly, neither group fares well. The first sinks into the swamp of stagnation. The second squanders opportunities and resources in frantic chaos, only to end up with nothing.
How many more thousands of years will it take for humanity to grow up?
Maturity remains out of reach as long as the two halves of the whole fight each other, ignoring the synergy they could achieve.
What happens if exhaling (or inhaling) tries to dominate the process of breathing? A part, by definition, is not the whole. It can grasp the meaning of unity only later, by looking back.
The secret of synergy reveals itself only to those who take a step in faith.
Wisdom is weaving the threads of past and future into the present pattern.
Sincerely yours,
-Alexander
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