Translating this “mysterious virtue” into daily practice means repeatedly loosening the grip of ego. In families, it may look like supporting a child’s choices without scripting their path. At work, it may mean sharing credit generously and allowing successors to change what you built. Even in friendships, it involves helping others without keeping an internal ledger of favors. Over time, such choices transform relationships: people feel both supported and free, and trust deepens naturally. In this way, the passage offers not just an ideal of enlightened leadership, but a practical, if subtle, road map for any role in which one’s actions touch the lives of others. [...]
