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CONCEALMENT

Hide what you know.
Conceal talent.
Shield your light.
Bide your time.


Once you can follow Tao with skill, hide your abilities. Privately
accumulate extraordinary knowledge and skill, but keep a plain
appearance.

There is great wisdom in being inconspicuous. Do not brag or try
anything beyond your means. Don't let yourself become unbalanced before
you have fully mastered an art. Thus, you will not be expected to use
your talents on behalf of others unless you yourself volunteer, you will
not become the victim of others' resentment, and the depth of your
character will not be judged. When you know how to hide, you avoid the
attention and scorn of others, but retain the strategic advantage of
surprise. You need to do this not for personal advantage, but to manage
yourself and your skills well.

Knowledge and skill are neutral. They are meant to be used. That is
all. Mastery should not be used to bolster self-image. We should not
allow ourselves to be categorized by what we do know. It is far better
to simplify ourselves and free ourselves from the limits of tightly
defined identities.



365 Tao: Daily Meditations
Deng Ming-Dao


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