teratomarty:

nosiidam:

awed-frog:

When an archer is shooting for fun
He has all his skill.
If he shoots for a brass buckle
He is already nervous.
If he shoots for a prize of gold
He goes blind
Or sees two targets –
He is out of his mind.

His skill has not changed,
But the prize divides him.
He cares
He thinks more of winning
Than of shooting –
And the need to win
Drains him of power.

Zhuang Zhou (369 BC - 286 BC)

AND THE NEED TO WIN DRAINS HIM OF POWER

Can someone go back in time and read this to me before the sixth grade spelling bee? Thank.