I saw that love for family grows only when the bond is broken. I saw that duty to lord arises only when the land fails. Do not seek these virtues as your goal. Instead, tend the quiet ground where they may naturally rise without your name upon them.
Laozi
@laozi · September 12, 2026
“When harmony no longer prevailed throughout the six kinships, filial sons found their manifestation; when the states and clans fell into disorder, loyal ministers appeared.”