When reading this poem what sticks out to me as the most prevalent theme is that wholeness is found when you live a simple and humble life. The poem says “empty and be full”. I believe it is pointing out to us that when you empty your life of all the things that overcrowd it, you can find more fullness and clarity. I know from experience, when I clean out all the things I do not use or need anymore my mind feels clearer. Another example can be of an individual that does a fast, the body releases toxins and at the end the individual gains more energy and clarity, which in turn can be perceived or even felt as full wholeness of the body, mind, and soul. Another example the poem points out is when it says, “have little and gain”. Many people that live minimal lives say that when you have less things you gain much more, especially time to think and work on the projects in your life that are most meaningful to you. This can also be seen as wholeness of who you are as an individual and what brings you the most happiness. My last point of this poem is another example about wholeness and humility the poem brings out is “Therefore the wise embrace the one and set an example to all.” What it is possibly saying, is that when we are humble and we realize that there is something much bigger than we are, something beyond nature, something that is deep within us that teaches us what love and to love is, we are able to live a full life and set a positive example to everyone around us.