1] Praised or criticized, honored or ignored, a mastercraftsman takes all in stride. 2] Knowing the great privilege of being alive, He accepts the consequences of living. 3] With feet firmly planted, he is not raised up by honors nor cast down by indifference. 4] Loosing himself in the nature of harmony, he has nothing that can be lost. 5] Permeated by harmony's nature, there is nothing that can be added to him.
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