From: The tree that hugs each other is born from the smallest grain; the nine-story platform starts from the base soil; the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ——"Tao Te Ching" Lao Tzu
Creation: "Lao Tzu", also known as "Tao Te Ching", "Tao Te Ching", "Five Thousand Words" and "Lao Tzu Five Thousand Essays", is a collection of ancient Chinese pre-Qin scholars. A work written by Jia Qian was admired by scholars at that time. It is said to have been written by Laozi Li Er (seemingly a collection of authors, annotators, and transcribers) during the Spring and Autumn Period. It is an important source of Taoist philosophical thought. . The Tao Te Ching is divided into two parts. The original text is the first part "De Jing" and the second part "Tao Jing". They are not divided into chapters. Later they were changed to "Tao Jing". Chapter 37 comes first, and after chapter 38 it is "De Jing" and divided into chapters. For 81 chapters. It is the first complete philosophical work in Chinese history.
Original text: Chapter 64 of "Tao Te Ching"?
It is easy to maintain when it is stable, easy to plan when it is not ominous; it is fragile and easy to be destroyed, and when it is small it is easy to scatter. Do it before it exists, and fix it before it is in chaos. The tree that hugs each other is born from the smallest grain of wood; the nine-story platform begins from tired soil; a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Those who do it will fail, and those who insist will lose it. This is because the sage has no motives and therefore has no failures, and has no attachments and therefore has no failures. People often succeed and fail in their pursuits. If you are as careful as you are at the beginning, you will never fail. Therefore, the sage does not desire, does not value hard-to-find goods, does not learn from others, repeats the mistakes of others, and does not dare to do anything in order to support the nature of all things.
Interpretation: It is easy to maintain and maintain when the situation is stable; it is easy to plot when there are no signs of things happening; it is easy to dissolve when things are fragile; it is easy to lose things when they are subtle; things should be handled properly before they happen; governance In state affairs, preparations must be made in advance before disaster occurs. The big trees that embrace each other grow from tiny sprouts; the nine-story high platform is built from every pile of soil; the journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. Those who make a difference will suffer failure, and those who persist will suffer damage. Therefore, the sage does nothing so he will not suffer failure, and he has no attachment so he does not suffer harm. When people do things, they always fail when they are about to succeed. Therefore, when something is about to be completed, you must be as cautious as you were at the beginning. Nothing is impossible. Therefore, a righteous saint pursues what others do not pursue, does not care about hard-to-obtain goods, learns what others do not learn, and corrects the mistakes that everyone often makes. In this way, the natural nature of all things is followed without interference.