Most of the time we always want to do what we want and make sure things are just how we want them to be. Tao talks about accepting things the way they already are and not trying everything to change them and make them the way you want them to be. Sometimes we might feel the whole world is going against us, but what we should do, according to the Tao is to not try to go against it, but instead accept how it is and love it as you love yourself. “Love the world as your own self; then you can truly care for all things.” (13)
The Tao is wise, but if you truly think way too much about it, it gets confusing. “Stand before it and there is no beginning. Follow it and there is no end. Stay with the ancient Tao. Move with the present.” (14) How ancient do you know the Tao is if it doesn’t have any beginning or end? And how can there be a present if you don’t know where it started and when it will finish? You see, there are some things that if you think way too much about it you can confuse yourself. But sometimes it actually seems as if the Tao was the one trying to confuse you; “But I alone am aimless and depressed. I am different.” (20) Is it trying to tell us that we are all different and therefore unique, or those this mean that there are some of us that are just different and that should be left alone?
There are others things that are simple and clear. “Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still. (16) I think this is really cool. It´s like meditating or something like that. I have tried to relax myself completely and the truth is I have never completely achieved it. It´s not only to empty yourself but make your mind stay there and not let any sort of thought go through. It sounds confusing, but the Tao really makes it sound easy. Maybe if I do it that way I will be able to fully relax in one of those really stressful moments after long days.
Anyways, I think Tao is fun and it in a way makes me feel part of something big. Tao is like everyone’s mom and like any mom; it has a family and some sort of life or cycle that revolves around it. “Man follows the earth. Earth follows heaven. Heaven follows the Tao. Tao follows what is natural.” (25) Tao is eternal. Now that is what call something big and important.
It makes me feel special.
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