240904 What I learned in my studies this morning 4*

Today's Meditation(s):

365 Tao: Daily Meditations #255 (Deng Ming-Dao)

Many plans filled my youth. To be perfectly competent was one. I still don't quite understand how that one was supposed to work . . . .

As I get older, my hopes narrow: that I be good; that my kids be good people; that I can provide for my family . . . .

I still have everyday wants — new grill grates, that cool shirt I saw, more sleep — but my real desires are more focused and that is good.  Agreeable and comfortable.