Another idea illustrated throughout the Tao Te Ching was the importance of “[Letting] go of fixed plans and concepts, [as] the world will govern itself” (5). Lao Tzu suggests that the world already has its own balance and one must not seek to sculpt it. If the world is not lost then do not attempt to guide it. When one acts upon their desires, the natural balance and fluidity found in nature is lost. Furthermore, when one constantly tries to tweak/alter oneself to fulfill a collection of desires, they become blind to the essence of life. Life becomes a quest rather than a journey. One must embody the natural flow and allow it to act as a guide. Lao Tzu even incorporates nature’s fluidity within Tao Te Ching itself. By using a poetic style instead
