Sprookjes aan kinderen vertellen is van alle tijden. Sommige volwassenen gaan op zoek naar de waarheid. Een enkeling ontdekt dat er buiten de waarheid niets bestaat anders dan in de vorm van verhalen. De waarheid omvat alles, alles is de waarheid, een deel van de waarheid is niets, omdat de waarheid slechts alles is.

"The ego says that the world is vast, and that the particles which form it are tiny. When tiny particles join, it says, the vast world appears. When the vast world disperses, it says, tiny particles appear. The ego is entranced by all these names and ideas, but the subtle truth is that world and particle are the same; neither one vast, neither one tiny. Every thing is equal to every other thing. Names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered: they struggle frantically to know whether things are large or small, whether or not there is a purpose to joining or dispersing, whether the universe is blind and mechanical or the divine creation of a conscious being. In reality there are no grounds for having beliefs or making comments about such things. Look behind them instead, and you will discern the deep, silent, complete truth of the Tao. Embrace it, and your bewilderment vanishes".
Lao Tse