What if humans are cleverly-disguised holes?
It is common in the West to focus on presence and existence; we do not seem to pay much attention to absence as a necessary correlate of any existence. For example, here is Chapter 11 of the Tao Te Ching, an ancient Chinese text that is the basis of Taoism:
Thirty spokes are joined in the wheel’s hub.
The hole in the middle makes it useful.
Mold clay into a bowl.
The empty space makes it useful.
Cut out doors and windows for the house.
The holes make it useful.
