It lasts forever

When my work is done, it is forgotten. That is why it lasts forever.

This is the second verse of the Tao Te Ching. The interpretation is as follows:

Under heaven all can see beauty as beauty, only become there is ugliness. All can know good as good only because there is evil.

Being and nonbeing produce each other. The difficult is born in the easy. Long is defined by short, the high by low. Before and after go along with each other.

So the sage lives openly with apparent duality and paradoxical unity. The sage can act without effort and teach without words. Nurturing things without possessing them, he works, but not for rewards; he compete, but not for results.

When the work is done, it is forgotten. That is why it last forever.

Have you ever heard your Mum say, “A woman’s work is never done?”

I have! I’ve said it too.

It seems that we are in a continuum of bringing order out of chaos. There is beauty and dedication in our acts of work either paid work or unpaid. This dedication is in itself a demonstration of forever.

We are mid-way between the cycle of the New Moon and the Full Moon. This signpost is a moment when you might see some of your wishes come to fruition – exciting, isn’t it?

It’s a 10/1 day so endings and beginnings area also relevant. What needs to be concluded so that the new cycle can begin?

Love, Peace and Harmony,

Julia Ashton-Sayers