Bentley
English 1020
6 February 2012
Doubts in the Tao
In the Tao-te Ching, Lao-tzu describes the guidelines for an extremely hand on form of leadership. However, this type of government is not, under any circumstances, feasible in a modern society. Today’s society is based on taking initiative. “Practice not-doing, / and everything will follow into place” (3 14- 15), if we were to relax and let things take their course as Lao-tzu says; we would get steeped on by other nations. Being idle…
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