Among the things that come up for me reflecting on these topics is — I don't know everything. 🙂
Even the status of the "I", and of what it means to "know," can be interrogated.
But. What's clear to "me" is the fact anything is going on — is miraculous. So this "I" looks to appreciate the miracle.
![17.
The best (rulers) are those whose existence is (merely)
known by the people.
The next best are those who are loved and praised.
The next are those who are feared.
And the next are those who are despised.
It is only when one does not have enough faith in others that others will have no faith in him.
[The great rulers] value their words highly.
They accomplish their task; they complete their work.
Nevertheless their people say that they simply follow Nature
(Tzu-jan)
translator's note: Tzu-ian, literally "self-so," means being natural or spontaneous.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gp3ps5sbvhaw4psrhu6nfvzt/bafkreigcx6ao6u7jvtneojiwy6ixtvstsfrs4hjjzescgjewhg234u6onq)
