Nothing to do with the Winter Olympics. Last year I had one of those calendars with a different quote for every day. Mine was an eastern philosophy one that threw up all sorts of interesting contemplations. I was looking at my pile of favourites for the year (the ones that I didn’t throw away) and this one was at the top:

Although gold dust is precious, when it gets in your eyes it obstructs your vision – His-tang

An apt thought that can be applied to all sorts of familiar situations…