Lao Tzu´s take in the usefulness of nothingness in 5th century BC.
What did we learn and apply in our daily lives in resonance with this ~2400 year old wisdom?
Category: wisdom
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The Usefulness of Nothingness
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In Praise of Idleness
The idea that the poor should have leisure has always been shocking to the rich. […] If the ordinary wage-earner worked four hours a day, there would be enough for everybody and no unemployment — assuming a certain very moderate amount of sensible organization. This idea shocks the well-to-do, because they are convinced that the poor would not know how to use so much leisure.
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