Chinese Traditional Story: Silence Is the Highest Realm

It’s as natural as flowing water for people to be sincere and kind, so there is no need to excessively praise such virtues. Only in a calm and peaceful state of mind can a sublime realm of thought be reached. The open sea is admirable, for it is vast yet humbly silent. If a person wants to reach a state of magnanimity comparable to that of the sea, he must be willing to tolerate and endure humiliation. As we all know, because the sea is at the lowest reaches, all waterways flow toward it. It serves as a home for them. That is how the sea has earned the name King of Hundreds of Valleys. ....