Tao Te Ching 61 (Teaching 2)
If a nation is centered in the Tao, if it nourishes its own people and doesn’t meddle in the affairs of others, it will be a light to all nations in the world.
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The Statue of Liberty holds a torch high, as a light to all who approach the nation for which it stands. But that torch is only a symbol. The reach and brightness of the light actually being cast by our nation will be found in answering the following questions:
Do we nourish all of our own people? It is the hope of nourishment, of various kinds, that has drawn people to this land from around the world since the founding of Jamestown on May 13, 1607. Not all of our people are being nourished.
Do we meddle in the affairs of others? A nation is meddling when it intervenes in the affairs of others without being asked. Our nation has intervened when asked, and when not asked.
The reach and brightness of our national light is not what it has been in the past. But, the candlepower in that torch remains as great as it ever has been. I am hopeful that it will be a bright and far-reaching light to all nations of the world, again, some day.
posted by Jonathan @ 6/22/2008 11:42:00 AM
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1 Comments:
I read something earlier today and wanted to come back with it but but couldn't find the exact quote.
It suggested that we think of the entire world in terms of the Bell Curve. The majority will be peaceful, cooperative nations, living in harmony with their neighbors. Some, though, will be on the edges of the curve and will want to rule the world and others will even want to destroy it.
That's the probability. Our dream for America will succeed, but there will always be those who prefer to remain in the dark, on the edges.
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