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What does it mean to do nothing and do nothing?

Meaning: There is no action, so it doesn’t matter to anything. Since he is not afraid of anything, of course he will do any bad thing, because he has nothing to fear.

From Chapter 37 of Laozi's "Tao Te Ching" "The Tao always does nothing but does everything." What it means is that people should follow the laws of nature and comply with the operation of nature. They do not have to interfere with the operation of nature and do not do unnecessary things. However, they must also do what "you, as a part of nature and society" should do in accordance with the logic of nature. (Nothing is wrong).

Extended information:

Doing nothing but doing everything, this sentence is just to show everyone a phenomenon, that is, doing nothing will lead to doing everything. However, if many people interpret it with colored glasses, when "doing nothing" becomes our goal, then of course we should do nothing, but this "should do nothing" is obviously a kind of "deliberate inaction."

Laozi said, "The Tao is always inaction and everything is done." If "inaction" is the "negation" of "doing", then "nothing is not done" is the "affirmation" of "doing". As a methodological formula, it can be expressed as follows: reaching affirmation through negation. Laozi believes that reaching affirmation through negation is the characteristic of "Tao".

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Doing nothing but doing everything