Tao Te Ching, Chapter 73
Lao Tzu
In a world driven by urgency and relentless ambition, Lao Tzu presents a paradigm where patience and non-striving garner results. This idea challenges the Western tradition of progress through forceful action and immediate results, suggesting instead a natural rhythm that eventually fulfills all tasks. It implies that genuine power lies in harmony and alignment with the natural order, not in exertion or haste.