We are
in the habit of saying
that it was not in our power
to choose the parents who were
allotted to us, that they were given
to us by chance. But we can choose whose
children we would like to be. There are households
of the noblest intellects: choose the one into which you wish
to be adopted, and you will inherit not only their name
but their property too. Nor will this property
need to be guarded meanly or grudgingly:
the more it is shared out,
the greater it will
become.
If
your mind isn’t
clouded by unnecessary things,
this is the best season
of your life.
Allow your
heart to go out and
abide in things. Allow things
to return and abide in
your heart.
One
must recognize the
source of one’s power in order to
maintain it. When your ego takes credit for
progress, misfortune follows. When you
acknowledge the help of the
Sage, good fortune
continues.
The general
who advances without
coveting fame, who retreats without
being ashamed, whose concern is to keep the
people safe and honor the sovereign —
she will be the treasure
of the nation.
from The Art of War, Chapter X
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