Gentle Scorpion Does Not Sting

Smiling when the wind and clouds are calm, sitting and watching the clouds rise, not fighting is compassion, not arguing is wisdom, not hearing is purity, not seeing is freedom, forgiveness is liberation, and contentment is letting go. We are destined to take nothing with us in this life, so we should: live in the present, laugh in the present, understand in the present... … This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.