Note: The Great Problem

fa-hsin

Mar 7

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Great is the problem of life and death,

Of being and not-being,

Of will and not-will,

Of right and not-right,

Of truth and not-truth,

Of great love and no-love,

Of great passions and no-passion,

Of you and me,

But see, see the sun and moon,

They live together and the earth blooms.

Fa-hsin, a musing

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