Laughing Out Loud

"The superior student listens to the Way And follows it closely. The average student listens to the Way And follows some and some not. The lesser student listens to the Way And laughs out loud. If there were no laughter it would not be the Way. So, it has been said: The light of the Way seems dim. The progress of the Way seems retreating. The straightness of the Way seems curved. The highest virtue seems as low as a valley. The purest white seems stained. The grandest virtue seems deficient. The sturdiest virtue seems fragile. The most fundamental seems fickle. The perfect square lacks corners. The greatest vessel takes long to complete. The highest tone is hard to hear. The great image lacks shape. The Way is hidden and nameless. Still only the Way nourishes and completes."