Not writing this post would be “better” than making it, but I still live in fear, which I cannot yet help.
So: conceptually, what matters most in my life is the space between a “stimulus”, and my emotional reaction to it, or—worse—my “understanding” and contextualizing of it.
Its interesting: I had reached many of the same perceptions on my own. I feel proud of this, which is a possession I do not own, which is a fact I need to listen carefully, or openly, to.
I will say this: I have yet to read a better commentary on the Tao Te Ching, even though he does not mention it once.