Heaviness is the basis of lightness.
Stillness is the standard of activity.
Thus the Master travels all day
without ever leaving her wagon.
Even though she has much to see,
she is at peace in her indifference.
Why should the lord of a thousand chariots
be amused at the foolishness of the world?
If you abandon yourself to foolishness,
you lose touch with your beginnings.
If you let yourself become distracted,
you will lose the basis of your power.
Lao Tsu argues that to do nothing is action. That flies in the face of everything our modern, educated, politicized society believes. How can we possibly sit by and do nothing? Should we not fight for what is right? Should we not marshal the armies to save Gaia? Where are the laws preventing carbon excess beyond the geophysiology of this speck of dust in the universe?
If you truly grok thermodynamics you won’t get lost in the foolishness of society. You’ll sit by and not add to the problem, you’ll become a solution in harmony and balance. Your only purpose is to dissipate energy. If along the way you succeed in showing others this reality, you are truly powerful.
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