Lao-Tzu #11: We work with the substantial, but the emptiness is what we use.

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Thirty spokes are joined together in a wheel,

but it is the center hole

that allows the wheel to function.

 

We mold clay into a pot,

but it is the emptiness inside

that makes the vessel useful.

 

We fashion wood for a house,

but it is the emptiness inside

that makes it livable.

 

We work with the substantial,

but the emptiness is what we use.

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