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Whoever holds fast to the great image will become that one to whom all people under heaven will come. Even if all people under heaven come to him, they will not hinder each other, and all will enjoy comfort , peace and health. Wise Men talking series , lao zi says ~ published by Zi Publication sdn bhd. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Author note: This is a very hard to understand concept for me which i still had no idea what kind of great image it mean. What do you think about this?

The people suffer from famine because the rulers gobble up too much tax-grain. Thus they suffer from famine. Wise Men talking series Lao zi says by Zi publications Sdn. Bhd. ------------------------------------------------------------

To govern all under heaven, one should not take arbitrary action. To govern all under heaven, one usually should not take any arbitrary action. If one tends to do anything arbitrary, one is not qualified to govern all under heaven. Wise Men talking series Lao zi by Zi Publications Sdn. Bhd ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Author note: To govern all under heaven, one usually should not take any arbitrary action. If one tends to do anything arbitrary, one is not qualified to govern all under heaven. While it may seem to be strange, nevertheless it is a necessary requirement to ensure that all under heaven live in peaceful world. For an example, there is a situation involve where 2 families had a dispute and bring this issue to their chief village. If the chief village is someone who tends to do anything arbitrary, this will bring a lot of conflict as most situations may not end in fair and square and people no

Weak overcome strong, soft overcome hard, everyone know this , but none can practise it -------------------------------------------------- Author comment: The statement above is similar to the theory where when a tiny drop of water over a long period of time can overcome the stone. Therefore, in order to overcome great obstacle, such as when dealing with anger between two person, a calm approach are more effective in solving the situation.

He who knows the white but keeps to the black is ready to be the model of all under heaven. Wise Men Talking series Lao Zi says publish by Zi Publications Sdn Bhd. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Author comment: none

The sage know himself, but does not show himself. He knows his own value but does not put himself on high. By wise man talking series , Lao zi says publish by Zi publications sdn bhd. This is an illustration that the sage is someone who know about himself well and at the same time he is humble and do not think he is much better or consider himself higher than the others. It does not mean he is undervalueing himself as well. It just simply mean that he do not outshine his brightness over others.

Deal with things before they happen and get things in order before the onset of their disorder. Wise Men talking series, Lao zi says by Zi Publications sdn. Bhd Author note: A great building was build from a good foundation; a tree was born from a tiny seed. An adult human was grow from a tiny baby, a journey of a thousand miles come from your first steps foot where you are at now. In a way, all great things starts from one-baby steps and the same come from disorder as well. Therefore it is important to deal with things before they happen and get things in order before the onset of their disorder as this can minimize the damage and even to the point of receive no damage at all. Once the disorder starts to steps in, it will be hard and took long time to recover and damage may have already been done.

Refrain from exalting capable men, so that the people will not compete. Refrain from valuing rare goods, so that the people shall not steal. Refrain from displaying anything arousing desire, so that the people’s heart will not be disturbed. Reference: Wise Man talking series Lao Zi says Author note: Refrain from exalting capable men so that the people will not compete. This is make for the purpose that people will not get jealous and competing in a way that use to hurt others. Refrain from valuing rare goods, so that the people shall not steal , This is when one item is prize more valuable than the others and being the only one in the world make people commit crime for things like that. Refrain from displaying anything arousing desire, so that the people heart will not be disturbed. This simply mean that do not put things that can arouse the human darker emotion side so that everyone heart will not be disturbed. In these time, leaving valuable things around ca

The way of heaven is beneficial to all things and not harmful The way of heaven is beneficial to all things and not harmful. The way of sage is to compete against nobody in what he does. Wise men talking series Lao zi says by Zi publications Sdn. Bhd The way of heaven is beneficial to all things and not harmful is likened to a plant which does things that benefits all things. A tree for example is known that it provide shelters for the animals. It bear fruits for living things to eat. It may have flowers that make the environment beautiful . It leaves produce oxygen for everyone in the morning and carbon dioxide at night which is for its own purpose (I figure that it maybe even if there are no animals or human in this earth, the tree can survive with the CO2 it produce at night and turn it to oxygen in the morning ) . In a way, the way of heaven is similar to a plant where it does things that beneficial to all things and not harmful. In the same way, a sage

The Good man is the teacher of the bad, and the bad man is resources from which the good man learns. He who does not honor his teacher and who does greatly care for the material is greatly confused though he thinks himself wise. Reference : Wise Men talking series Lao zi says from Zi publications Sdn Bhd. Author note: Good man is the teacher of the bad as they had know what is good and benefits others. And in so, the good men always become a teacher to the bad men as they guide them and take good care of their students well being. On the other hand, bad men is a material which the good man learns. It is also a way that express that when a bad men use a wrong method , the good one will learn from bad men mistakes and that they do not do the same thing. What do you think about the quote above?