I alone am nothing as explained in Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu. HD

The Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu says I alone am nothing which at first of course offended me. I wanted to say I AM TOO SOMETHING ALONE but the more I thought about it, the more I saw that it is impossible to even define ME without having others. As a husband, father, friend, family member, video producer, teacher, and whatever else you want to call me, I see each of these roles requires others to be defined. If you take away everyone else, I alone am nothing. Why is this so helpful for me to remember in everyday life? When I think about WHAT I WANT I am essentially completely wasting my time. In others, I can see my purpose but trying to seek what I alone want has guided me so often into unhappiness. Happy human beings seem to consistently focus on their connections and service with others while those unhappy usually seem to feel without belonging. Today I am grateful to feel I do belong because my life’s purpose becomes clear in being of service to you. My exercise for today is to notice wherever I am thinking about just me without consideration to how what I do is impacting others. Thank you for reading about day 149 of Happier People podcast and I hope you enjoy it! SUBSCRIBE? Help me reach 250,000 YouTube subscribers at http://jerry.tips/250kyts. SONGS! Listen to my music on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/jbanfield. COURSES! Take all of my Skillshare classes free for the first month at https://jerrybanfield.com/freecourses/. COMEDY! Watch my first try at stand up on Vimeo named Laugh With Me at http://jerry.tips/mycmdy by renting for 24 hours, buying one episode, or buying all that I will ever film for $29! HELP? Some of the short URLs below are affiliate links. Would you use them as a way to give me a TIP for something you might want to buy as a result of hearing about it from me? CC! Amazon Prime members watch free with closed captions at http://jerry.tips/amzpm. LISTEN! Audible gold and platinum members listen to my audio books with a credit at http://jerry.tips/jbaudible. I love Audible and have been a member since 2011. If you decide to sign up for Audible, would you please buy one of my books first at http://jerry.tips/jbaudible because Audible gives me $50 if one of my books is your first purchase? ABOUT! Enjoy an unforgettable autobiographical experience with me free with Amazon Prime at http://amzn.to/2mR7DJD or on YouTube at https://youtu.be/aPzmDezsRZA or on Skillshare at http://skl.sh/2kTgP1d. PRICING for my SERVICES is at http://jerry.tips/isrvcs. HOW? Learn how I do my live streaming and video recording at http://skl.sh/2j8ZSgR using Wirecast at http://jerry.tips/wirecst. SOFTWARE! What software do I use to live stream? Wirecast Pro by Telestream is what I use at http://jerry.tips/wirecst. PODCAST! Listen to a new episode of my podcast free every day at http://jerry.tips/hppdc or on iTunes at http://jerry.tips/itunesj or on Google Music at http://jerry.tips/goopjb. YOUTUBE! Would you like more