The famous saying that all things in the world pay attention to balance is as follows:

All Chinese philosophy comes from the "Book of Changes". Lao Tzu explains the "I Ching" for very intelligent people, so in good conscience, the "Tao Te Ching" is very difficult. Confucius explained the "I Ching" for people of moderate wisdom, so it is called "The Analects", and the Analects are commonplace words.

Because of this, we can find different explanations for many ideas in the "Book of Changes" from the "Tao Te Ching" and "The Analects of Confucius".

For example, the "Book of Changes" says: One yin and one yang are called Tao, and everything is developing, forming a yin and yang that is in opposition, but harmonious and unified.

Confucius used Confucianism to explain that "one yin and one yang" is the "gold mean". He said in "The Analects": Going too far is still not enough. That is: doing too much and not doing enough are the same, both are inappropriate. Try to do things in moderation.

In the eyes of Confucius, "golden mean" is the noblest moral character. He likes people to follow an attitude of impartiality, compromise and harmony.

For example, joy, anger, sorrow, and joy are emotions that everyone has. Confucianism hopes that everyone should be as impartial and impartial as possible when the emotions are not expressed; once the emotions are expressed, everyone should be consistent. Etiquette and moderation, harmony is the most important thing.

But Mr. Lu Xun especially hated this kind of "gold mean" of compromise and regarded it as cultural dross.

Looking back at Laozi's Taoist thought, it inherits and develops the idea of ??"one yin and one yang" in the "Book of Changes" and is even more brilliant and has great wisdom.

After reading the "Tao Te Ching", we can understand that in Laozi's view: truly smart people are pursuing the same balance as the way of nature, rather than the harmonious golden mean. .

For example, the "Book of Changes" says: When the sun is at its midpoint, it will be dark, when the moon is waxing, it will be eclipsed, when the sky and the earth are waxing and waning, and when the time comes, news will come, and how about people!

Laozi's "Tao Te Ching" also tells everyone: when water is full, it will overflow, when things reach their extremes, they will turn upside down, when things become strong, they will grow old, when they reach their peak, they will decline, and so on.

Chapter 9 of the "Tao Te Ching" writes:

In fact, these words are to warn everyone to pursue the balance of yin and yang, and never go to extremes in life, otherwise they will It will bring disaster.