Some say that my teaching is nonsense.
Others call it lofty but impractical.
But to those who have looked inside themselves,
this nonsense makes perfect sense.
And to those who put it into practice,
this loftiness has roots that go deep.
I have just three things to teach:
simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and in thoughts,
you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.
--Lao-Tzu
Sorry to hear that Jim. You have no Creator. Fine. You going to put that on your tombstone? Make sure you engrave it in red ink like you did here. Or do you prefer cremation? You probably don't like flames though. Good luck, boy. I'll pray for you but somehow I don't think it will do much good.
