Chapter Nine
Man at his best, like water, serves as he goes along: Like water he seeks his own level, the common level of life, loves living close to the earth, living clear down in his heart, loves kinship with his neighbors, the pick of words that tell the truth, the even tenor of a well-run state, the fair profit of able dealing, the right timing of useful deeds, and for blocking no one’s way, no one blames him. – Lao Tzu
Dave slipped the spatula delicately under the omelet, determined to flip it over perfectly. He couldn’t approach life with the same calm determination Danny did, but he could make a good breakfast. For himself, he didn’t really care how good it was, but for Danny, he wanted it to be perfect.
It was the least he could do. Danny was in the process of telling his paren
