He should be thoughtful and cautiousĮven about things that others regard as insignificant. The sage should rather wait than spring into action,
Should seek a humble place, simplicity, and calm. Instead of luxury and elevation, the sage It clear: The role model is practically the reverse of We should copy? In this and other chapters, Lao Tzu makes So, what is the behavior of the ancient sages that Is how most of the human knowledge and experience The ancient Greeks were aware of human learning largelyīeing done by imitation. Wisdom fully, but when copying their behavior we learn by He wants his readers to learn from theĮxample of the ancient sages. Still, Lao Tzu's intent is not to glorify the past, but to The heritage from past centuries, and see few equally greatĬontributions by his own generation. The most profound wisdom and poetic refinement.Īnyone in the days of Lao Tzu would marvel at To make life pleasant, and so were the books written with Glorious works of art, so was agriculture and other skills The most precious and impressive things around him were His perspective was no mystery, considering that Return to Tao, thereby recreating the blessed world of old. The Way, and therefore lived a wiser, more harmonious life.Īs people gradually deviated from Tao, their livesīecame more chaotic and burdened. He believed that ancient man was closer to Tao, Lao Tzu also supported this view, as can be seen in Past was superior, the more distant the better, and the future Through history, the most common sentiment has been that the Started with the scientific revolution in theġ7 th century. Unique in having the reversed perspective, which probably Our present Western style society is practically The ancestors were supposed to be wiserĪnd nobler, their society more advanced, and their lives richer In the Eastern tradition as well as many otherĬultures around the world, the past has been regarded as superior
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