Words came out of the womb of matter;
And whether a man dispassionately
Sees to the core of life
Or passionately
Sees the surface,
The core and the surface
Are essentially the same,
Words making them seem different . . .
Source: The Way of Life according to Laotzu - An American Version.
-- Witter Bynner, (Aug 10 1881-1968), US author; He wrote The Jade Mountain, 1929, translation of Chinese poetry; Indian Earth, 1929.