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The whole world knows that beauty is beautiful, and evil is evil; everyone knows that what is good is good, and what is not good is already good. Therefore, there is no phase, difficult and easy to become, long and short, high and low, sound and sound, and follow each other. It is the saints who do nothing, who do what they do not say, who do all things without resignation, who are born without being, who do not have, who do not be ashamed, and who dwell in achievement. Fu Wei Fu Ju is not going to go.
The second chapter of the opening chapter of the Tao Te Ching gives us four points of inspiration:
First, the two poles of yin and yang, opposite each other.
Calligraphy talks about "counting white when black", the art of war talks about "winning with the right", Lao Tzu talks about "having or not living with each other"... Most things in this world have positive and negative, real and virtual, and these two exist in opposition and develop and change in opposition.
Just like when we watch movies, it is always "conflicts and contradictions" that drive the development of the plot, and the good people will be eclipsed without the support of the bad people.
So, we all like to win, but it benefits from countless failures and explorations before us; we all hate failure, but isn't that the ladder of our progress?
Positive + negative = comprehensive, only "negative yin and yang", "know the male and female" we can enhance the "anti-fragility force", and calmly face the world of this vuca.
Second, do nothing.
What is "inaction"? Three connotations, must not be unaware.
First, they do not know how to be constant, and they are arrogant. To do nothing is to subordinate one's will to objective laws. Therefore, we must not act arbitrarily, we must keep pace with the times and go with the flow;
Second, do not do much, do not do something. That is to say, we should take charge of the overall situation like Chairman Mao did, lift heavy weights, grasp the main contradictions, and lead the way with points; instead of doing everything ourselves like Zhuge Liang, we should die before we can succeed in our own work; strategy is the way to choose between trade-offs, and doing the same thing.
Third, "for the sake of not having me", that is, when hu Shi said, "success does not have to be in me, success must have me".
Third, practice the unspoken teachings.
Three connotations.
First, the five core behaviors of leadership include: leading by example, sharing a vision, challenging the status quo, and inspiring people. The first one is to lead by example. This is arguably the best commentary on "the unspoken word".
Second, what is always more important than "how to do it" is always "why". Therefore, instead of teaching (methods and techniques), we emphasize the "original mission" and enlighten the people's wisdom, and make it self-driving and self-organizing by helping the world find the meaning of life, and be the supreme merit of the saints.
Third, governance by doing nothing depends on bottom-up self-organization and less coercive orders from top to bottom, which is called "teaching without saying." "Speech" is decree. When the emperor speaks, he speaks a golden word, which is an order. "Not speaking" means not using rough orders to force the direction of society.
Just like the most fashionable "okr" at the moment, what we pursue is: strategic focus, horizontal and vertical coordination, bottom-up, openness and transparency, challenging the peak, and self-driving dedication.
Fourth, do not quit, do not have, do not bully, do not go.
The way of the saints, imitate the heavens and the earth. Let all things grow naturally and flourish without interference; grow all things without appropriation, and nurture all things without self-esteem; and accomplish all things without self-esteem. Just because he does not pretend to be his own merit, his merits will never be lost.
The way of the saints is like Adam Smith's "invisible hand." Therefore, the seventeenth chapter says: Taishang, I don't know what it is...
In short, this chapter Lao Tzu tells us several things: one is that all things are divided into yin and yang, and on the contrary, they evolve into each other, and do not cling to one end; the second is "doing nothing", focusing on taking advantage of the situation, giving up and giving away and selflessness, rather than doing nothing; third, how to do it? It is necessary to practice the unspoken teachings, not to resign, not to have, not to be ashamed, so that we can not go, and those who die without dying will live.