THE THROW

​Lao Tzu: “Grasp it, and lose it”

How can a throw be considered a throw if it is never released? Don’t you see, it is our desire to hold on – to maintain control – which keeps the throw from actualizing its potential. Therefore, only in the willingness to let go do we find self-actualization. Create, and destroy. Learn, and unlearn. Grasp, and release. This is the way to a fruitful life and the only approach which truly opposes self-destructive behavior. We idolize that which we grasp, and in doing so we give the thing grasped power over us. That power is dualistic and therefore requires enemies, lowers self-worth, surrenders freedom, fosters brokenness, and limits our potential. Find a way, in this world of grasping, to worship only the act of letting go. Act without need for the fruits of your actions, and your throw will travel far and true.
 
 
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