Tags: aesthetics philosophy
I just cannot get these words out of my mind, from Tzu & Needleman (1989):
A good door needs no lock
Yet no one can open it.
Good binding requires no knots
Yet no one can loosen it.
Reference
Tzu, L., & Needleman, J. (1989). Tao Te Ching: Text Only
Edition (G.-F. Feng, J. English, & T. Lippe, Trans.; Reprint
edition). Vintage.