Esperanza Shield Necklace

Metal shield pendant necklace with woven patterned fabric chain. Fabric has raw edges. Front of pendant has this etched into metal in italic:
"We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move. We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we desire. We hammer wood for a house, but it is the inner space that makes it livable. We work with being, but non-being is what we use. - Lao Tzu