The Softness of Water

A collection of short stories and fairy tales for the young and the young at heart... The Tao te Ching is a collection of ancient Chinese writings said to have been written by Lao Tzu some 2500 years ago. Lao Tzu (meaning old master) was a contemporary of Confucious and although the authorship of the Tao (Meaning the Way) is sometimes disputed the text itself is incredibly insightful and just as relevant to the human journey now as it was 2500 years ago. For each of the stories in The Softness of Water one favourite verse was taken from the Tao as its inspiration and a tale was woven to embody the meaning of that verse. The title The Softness of Water comes from the 78th verse of the Tao which says Nothing in the world is softer and weaker than water but for attacking the hard unyielding nothing can surpass it. There is nothing like it. The weak overcomes the strong. The soft surpasses the hard.