When you accurately perceive the fluidity of things, you can also begin to perceive the constancy behind them: the creative, transformative, boundless, immutable Tao.
If you wish to be out front, then act as if you were behind.
Those who have hardened, have a covenant with Death. Those who remain gentle are conjoined with Life.
If lightning is the anger of the gods, then the gods are concerned mostly about trees.
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
Wear down to be renewed.