- Topics: [[Perspective]] --- - You can spend all day working on a sand castle, just to see it washed away in the evening tide. And that's okay. It is the art of creating something and **letting go**. - Recognize it for what it is as it relates to the whole. You can be completely invested in something. but you must also be able to let **all of it go**. Perhaps not literally, but maybe as it relates to ego and pride. - Be proud of what you've done. But do not hold onto it. Do not protect it. - **Do not hold onto anything**. - Embrace it warmly when you have it. But let it go when it is time. ## See also - [[You are not your attainment]] - [[The more a thing tends to be permanent, the more it tends to be lifeless.]]