What really matters most,

Your image or your soul?

What do you care about your money, or your life?

What's actually the best,

Making it-or losing?

If you pour all your energy into one thing,

You're sure to harm the rest of your being

And if you invest it all in profit-

You'll end up losing the whole lot.

If you're not always wanting, you can be at peace.

And if you're not always trying to be someone

You can be who you really are

      and go the whole way.

              Tao Te Ching  Chapter44

                        translation by Man-Ho Kwok,

                     Martin Palmer, Jay Ramsay, 1993

              copyright Vega 2002