This poem was included in the original 1915 edition.
THE cooper should know about tubs. But I learned about life as well, And you who loiter around these graves Think you know life. You think your eye sweeps about a wide horizon, perhaps, In truth you are only looking around the interior of your tub. You cannot lift yourself to its rim And see the outer world of things, And at the same time see yourself. You are submerged in the tub of yourself-- Taboos and rules and appearances, Are the staves of your tub. Break them and dispel the witchcraft Of thinking your tub is life And that you know life.
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~ Sil in Corea , 8 months ago
Wise cooper! Most folks are pretty self-centered. It's not easy to see beyond self, takes a lot of "hard work" (as the monks say). Just forget self and see the Here and Now.