A student asked the sage,
“How much should I know?”
The sage pointed to a lake.
“When it is still,” he said,
“it reflects the sky.”
“When stirred, it holds nothing clearly.”
Today, we gather endlessly—
facts, opinions, updates, alerts.
We call it learning.
But our minds stay cloudy.
Knowing more does not always mean seeing better.
Clarity comes from fewer thoughts,
held gently.
Sometimes, wisdom begins
not by adding another answer,
but by letting the water settle.
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