If you want to govern the people,
you must place yourself below them.
If you want to lead the people,
you must learn how to follow them.
("Tao Te Ching", Ancient Chinese Text, cca. 400 B.C.)
Dear Mr. Trump,
I think it is time you invested your time more wisely. I think it is time you give the Tao Te Ching a quick read. It will not take too long as the text is short. But do not let yourself be fooled by it. It could prove to be just about the best thing you can do, to "make America great again".
You see, there are snippets of wisdom all around us if we only care to listen. When the student is ready, the master appears. Are you ready to "make America great again"?
I watched you debate Mr. Trump and I watched you win. But you did not win me.
You did not win the planet or the Earth. With you, Mr. Trump, everything is a bet. We all sit at the spinning roulette wheel watching as you ultimately decide which number is the lucky one.
Did you also bet that climate change is fake? You see, as America's first citizen you lead by example. And not only America follows, but the world. You are setting the stage for greed and money-led power, zealous and unforgiving industrial decadence in the name of "investing", "jobs" and "infrastructure".
What if we do not want "jobs". What if we want a clean world, clean water, clean air and help sooth our insecurities. Policies that actually work for the citizen and not against him. It is still time to steer the ship, Mr. President.
I really hope you will read the Tao Te Ching. It made me a better human. And change can only come when we are better. If we are better together, the more to gain. A person who knows his best interest may be a good ruler but a person who knows his citizens' interests will become a leader.
To make America great again you will need to become a leader. For every one of us.
Next time I see a photo of your solid gold coffee table I want to see the "Tao Te Ching" next to Muhhamad Ali's book. I will know long before. We will know. The world will know.
Waiting for the Leader.
Kind regards,
Philosofa
If you want to lead the people,
you must learn how to follow them.
("Tao Te Ching", Ancient Chinese Text, cca. 400 B.C.)
Dear Mr. Trump,
I think it is time you invested your time more wisely. I think it is time you give the Tao Te Ching a quick read. It will not take too long as the text is short. But do not let yourself be fooled by it. It could prove to be just about the best thing you can do, to "make America great again".
You see, there are snippets of wisdom all around us if we only care to listen. When the student is ready, the master appears. Are you ready to "make America great again"?
I watched you debate Mr. Trump and I watched you win. But you did not win me.
You did not win the planet or the Earth. With you, Mr. Trump, everything is a bet. We all sit at the spinning roulette wheel watching as you ultimately decide which number is the lucky one.
Did you also bet that climate change is fake? You see, as America's first citizen you lead by example. And not only America follows, but the world. You are setting the stage for greed and money-led power, zealous and unforgiving industrial decadence in the name of "investing", "jobs" and "infrastructure".
What if we do not want "jobs". What if we want a clean world, clean water, clean air and help sooth our insecurities. Policies that actually work for the citizen and not against him. It is still time to steer the ship, Mr. President.
I really hope you will read the Tao Te Ching. It made me a better human. And change can only come when we are better. If we are better together, the more to gain. A person who knows his best interest may be a good ruler but a person who knows his citizens' interests will become a leader.
To make America great again you will need to become a leader. For every one of us.
Next time I see a photo of your solid gold coffee table I want to see the "Tao Te Ching" next to Muhhamad Ali's book. I will know long before. We will know. The world will know.
Waiting for the Leader.
Kind regards,
Philosofa
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