Chuang Tzu

'There was once a man who was frightened by his own shadow and scared of his own footprints, so he tried to escape them by running away. But every time he he lifted his foot and brought it down, he made more footprints, and no matter how fast he ran, his shadow never left him. Thinking he was running too slowly, he ran faster, never ceasing until finally he exhausted himself and collapsed and died. He had no idea that by simply sitting in the shade he would have lost his shadow, nor that by resting quietly he would cease making footprints. He really was a great fool!'

Chuang Tzu, the Chinese philosopher, lived in the fourth century BC. He prompts us to ponder on the foolishness of the man in the story. Of course, we couldn't be this foolish......could we?

He also said, 'You won't find happiness until you stop looking for it.'