Heaven and earth are unkind, and all things are used as dogs;
The saints are unkind, and they regard the people as dogs;
Between heaven and earth, it is like a sword
Void but unyielding, moving and getting more and more.
It is better to keep the middle than to talk too much.
Heaven and earth have no loving heart, and treat all things in the world as dogs;
The saints had no love and treated the people like dogs.
Isn't heaven and earth like a bellows?
It is illusory and endless, and the more it is agitated, the more it will be stormy.
Too many decrees will hasten the demise, and it is better to rule by inaction.
We need to look at the problem dialectically, first of all, the first sentence "Heaven and earth are not benevolent, and all things are dogs" This sentence is obviously to describe an objective fact, the natural environment between heaven and earth is like that, not subject to human will, all living beings are like ants.
The second sentence "The saint is unkind, and the people are the dogs" is right, and it is not right to say it. People who govern countries tend to only think about the big picture, so that they don't think about the benefits and losses of a certain group.
The third sentence "Between heaven and earth, it is still like a sword?".It is also an objective fact that the people are limited by both the natural environment and the ruling class between heaven and earth. Isn't this like being in a bellows, with gas at both ends?
The fourth sentence is "void but unyielding, moving and getting more and more." "What is described is still an objective fact, between heaven and earth, let's say it's illusory, it's endless, let's make trouble, the more agitation, the more troublesome it is. As the saying goes, "natural disasters and man-made disasters" are just that.
The fifth sentence "It is better to keep the middle than to say too much." This is the solution proposed by Lao Tzu, and there is an answer to the question. Lao Tzu advocated that since we cannot control the natural environment, then we should not increase man-made disasters, as long as the rulers do not interfere arbitrarily, the people will live a good life by themselves.
This last sentence needs to be understood, some people think it is right, some people think it is wrong, I feel that it is still according to Lao Tzu's thoughts, that is, it is right and not right. We need to be flexible to understand that "keeping the middle" is the golden mean, which is balance, there is neither good nor bad, only the right and the inappropriate. "Too many words and few words will also be poor", so the most important thing for us is to find a balance, or create a balance.