By Doing Nothing

Every warrior wants to know something,
Every warrior finds a few important questions,
Questions whose answers mattered a lot,
whose answers could decide a war

The philosophers probed these questions,
and arrived at an answer, a very simple answer,
yet, the warrior wouldn't accept it,
even if he did, he can't implement it

The philosopher goes into the details,
explains how the nature works,
how great artists work,
and proves the elegance of the solution

The warrior buys in and walks in,
determined to implement the plan,
but he ends up ruining the plan,
he just can't implement the plan

He realizes it is humanly impossible,
to do this, to implement this plan,
how do you build the mental strength,
to be able to stay put and to implement it?

The philosopher explains,
if it is so hard to implement,
it is equally hard to anticipate,
you change the battle-field!

you change the battle-field,
to your advantage and play,
play the game your way,
take that for an advantage

Tzu points out the chairs,
the wheel and the hollows,
he points out the power of nothing,
the power of doing nothing!

Things have so many features,
that brings out value,
they have hollows,
which bring out utility

The most elegant things emerge,
when you discover what and how,
not to do something, how to hold,
how to hold your horses.

Are you like a sculptor,
to add wood, subtract wood,
repeat and wait?
again,it is the power of the hollows!

So if you're terribly confused about life,
you're probably ignoring this supreme power,
the power of doing nothing,
that's the secret of elegance!

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Inspired by personal experience (of being unable to do nothing) and the book - "In Pursuit of Elegance by Mtthew E May"