From: Laozi's Tao Te Ching in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Original text:
People have virtue, such as water to purity.
Translation:
If a person has quality and morality, then he is as clear as water.
Extended data:
Creative background:
Laozi was born in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. At that time, the environment was weak in the Zhou Dynasty, and various governors constantly competed for hegemony. The violent turmoil and changes made Lao Tzu witness the sufferings of the people, which was regarded as the Tibetan history of the Zhou Dynasty, so he put forward a series of thoughts on governing the country and protecting the people.
Yin also played a great role in the compilation of Tao Te Ching. When he was young, he was fond of astronomy, reading ancient books, and had a profound cultivation. Sima Qian recorded in Historical Records Biography of Laozi that Laozi "lived in Zhou for a long time and saw Zhou decline, so he went away."
Guan (Ling) Yin said, "My son will be hidden, so he wrote a book for me. Therefore, I said that I would go with the virtue of 5,000 words, and I didn't know what to do." Yin moved Lao Tzu, who traced his life experience, the rise and fall of the dynasty and the safety and happiness of the people to the source and wrote the first and second books, totaling 5,000 words, namely the Tao Te Ching.
Tao Te Ching mainly discusses "Tao" and "morality": "Tao" is not only the natural way of the universe, but also the method of personal practice. "Virtue" is not the usual morality or virtue, but a monk's special world outlook, methodology and way of dealing with people.