11: The Utility of Emptiness


Thirty spokes converge on a hub

But it’s the emptiness that makes a wheel work

Pots are fashioned from clay

But it’s the hollow that makes a pot work

Windows and doors are carved for a house

But it’s the spaces that make a house work

Existence makes a thing useful

But nonexistence makes it work

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