Talking to the Wind

A lot of times I think, what use is an idea if it's never shared?  But now I realize that even an unshared idea may be worth a lot.  I believe Laozi was full of ideas, and was prepared to place himself in isolation forever until a guard at a palace practically begged him to spread his ideas.  Laozi must have seen the value in talking to the wind, whereas most people would consider it a waste of time.  Why spend so much time coming up with so many ideas and never tell them to anyone who can hear them?  Did Laozi believe if he spoke to the wind the wind would magically tell somebody else his idea?  Probably not.  But he had enough peace within his soul to realize that promoting himself just to get his ideas heard isn't worth it sometimes.  Sometimes it's just better to stay quiet and let your ideas die peacefully within yourself, rather than let your ego get the best of you and spend your whole life trying to get someone to hear what you have to say.  But the wind is always happy to listen and never is offended by anyone that wants to share.  It always has time to listen.  So take the time to talk to it and give it your ideas.  Ideas help you and the wind, even if they hinder everyone else.