No Deed Is Mine Alone
One who sees that all deeds are worked by nature's forces woven together, and lets go of the thought 'I alone did it' — that one truly sees.
I claim my achievements wholly as my own — but have I forgotten the many hands and chances that worked with me?
📝Reflection
The old teacher calls the conceit of 'I did it all alone' a form of ignorance. No deed is worked by my strength alone. Behind it stand the parents who gave a body, the teachers who cut a path, the chance that made the moment, the many hands that joined. I reckon success as my merit and failure as the world's fault, but the truth is always somewhere between. This knowing is both humility and comfort — for no burden is mine alone. Laozi's 'accomplishing the work, he does not dwell in it' lives here.
🌱Apply It Today
Recall one thing you achieved, and name three unseen hands or chances that worked alongside you, with thanks.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
