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Heavy is light roots, quiet is restless. It is a gentleman who walks all day long, and does not leave the baggage. Although there is a view of glory, the swallow is transcendent. But the Lord of Ten Thousand Vehicles, and despise the world? If it is light, it will lose its roots, and if it is rash, it will lose its king.
[Translation]:
Solemnity is the root of frivolity, and stillness is the master of restlessness. Therefore, the gentleman walked all day long and did not leave the vehicle carrying food, clothing, etc. Although he enjoys a beautiful life, he can live in peace and transcendence. Why do the monarchs of great countries still have a rash attitude in dealing with the affairs of the world? You know, rashness will lose the fundamentals, and impatience will lose the mastery!
Personal Impressions]:
In this chapter, Lao Tzu proposes a pair of contradictory phenomena, namely light and heavy, dynamic and static, and emphasizes the relationship between them.
He believes that in the relationship between the heavy and the light, the heavy is the fundamental, and if we only pay attention to the light and ignore the heavy, we will lose the fundamental. In the relationship between movement and stillness, stillness is fundamental, and if we only pay attention to movement and ignore stillness, we will lose our fundamentals.
This shows the side of Lao Tzu's naïve dialectical thought. However, materialist dialectics holds that in the relationship between movement and stillness, movement is the main aspect of the contradiction, which is the opposite of Lao Tzu's view.
Therefore, some people consider Lao Tzu's dialectic to be negative and incomplete. This criticism reveals the inadequacy of Lao Tzu's dialectical thought.
However, in this chapter, Lao Tzu's views are also valuable. He talked about how leaders can consolidate and maintain their position.
In his opinion, rash and restless behavior is like a kite with a broken string, and no precise goals and actions are ineffective.
Therefore, he believes that leaders can only strengthen their position if they remain calm and focus on what is important. The silence here is the restless king, which actually refers to what people often call composure and calmness.
Lao Tzu believes that if a person has a solid foundation and firm beliefs, he can have the vision and preparation to be invincible. On the contrary, if it is rash, frivolous, and frivolous, it will lose its foundation and will be easily pushed down, uprooted, or subverted by external forces.
Restlessness, impatience, anxiety, and heat faintness will lead to the loss of the backbone and will inevitably get out of control. Therefore, a wise person knows how to remain calm in the midst of chaos, to remain calm even in the face of a major event, not to panic, not to be innocent and angry, just like the left side of the elk is excited but its eyes remain the same, and the front of Tarzan collapses but the expression remains the same.
In addition, they will always be ready to respond, do not neglect logistics, maintain a steady state, do not forget to act cautiously, and avoid rash actions to avoid self-destruction.
This chapter focuses on life and work attitudes.
The inspiration for me is: first of all, we must be rooted in the basics and avoid rashness, frivolity and frivolity; secondly, to stay calm and avoid impatience, mania and restlessness; Finally, be cautious and avoid rashness and disorientation.