There’s a famous parable in Daoist thought. A rock sits in a river with water rushing around it. Which is stronger? The rock or the water? It’s the rock, right? It stays completely unmoved.
Well, no. At least, not in this parable.
The parable is intended to illustrate the Daoist concept of Wu Wei or “*action through inactio*n”. Properly understood, I think it is a massively overlooked approach to achieving change while protecting your resilience.
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