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"hidden virtue"

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T.T.C.

 

51.

TAO gives them life,

Virtue nurses them,

Matter shapes them,

Environment perfects them.

Therefore all things without exception worship Tao and

do homage to Virtue.

They have not been commanded to worship Tao and do

homage to Virtue,

But they always do so spontaneously.

 

It is Tao that gives them life:

It is Virtue that nurses them, grows them, fosters them,

shelters them, comforts them, nourishes them, and

covers them under her wings.

To give life but to claim nothing,

To do your work but to set no store by it,

To be a leader, not a butcher,

This is called hidden Virtue.

 

(and those aligned with same are a grest blessing to us all)

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Yes, and the reason it is generally hidden is because the doer never brags on him/herself. They don't make a show of their goodwill. They simply do what needs be done and move on leaving no tracks.

 

Peace & Love!

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I do a lot for charity but I dont like to talk about it.

 

Then yes, that would be one of your hidden virtues.

 

Peace & Love!

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