"The wise embrace the One, and set an example to all. Not putting on a display, they shine forth. Not justifying themselves, they are distinguished. Not boasting, they receive recognition. Not bragging, they never falter . . . Be really whole, and all things will come to you . . . A truly good man is not aware of his goodness, and is therefore good. A foolish man tries to be good, and is therefore not good."
Lao Tze, 6th century B.C.E.
Photo: Perhaps these Rosy Paintbrush blooms are able to radiate such profound goodness precisely because they are exquisitely unselfconscious about it all. Upper Ice Lake, San Juan Mountains, CO, August 14, 2011
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