The String Wound Too Tight
And how to find the perfect note
“Life is like the harp string, if it is strung too tight it won’t play, if it is too loose it hangs, the tension that produces the beautiful sound lies in the middle.”
— Buddha
Good morning, philosophers.
Here is today’s big idea: The same ability that makes us capable of everything we accomplish, is the same ability that makes us suffer the most.
We are t…
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