In Laozi's view, "small" or "big" can be used to understand Tao. "Tao" emphasizes having no desires and demands, not showing off oneself, and never having the idea of ??being superior to others. What "Tao" emphasizes is humility and self-restraint, acting in a low-key manner, and even feeling insignificant. Therefore, all things feel free in front of it and are willing to submit to it. It encompasses everything in the world.

"Tao" is a combination of greatness and ordinaryness, and the ordinary can be found everywhere. It has no shape, no color, and it does not need to be teased with sound or color. There is no temptation of fame and fortune, and no threat of force. Everything goes as planned, allowing all things to thrive according to their own laws. Everything is so harmonious and peaceful.

The Nobel Prize, the most authoritative award in the world, has become the goal that many scientific researchers strive for. In 2002, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to a very ordinary person - Koichi Tanaka. It was like throwing a pebble into a calm lake, and ripples spread out.

While we are amazed, we might as well think about it, what is the reason why an ordinary person in the eyes of the world can achieve such brilliant achievements?

The answer is: greatness comes from the ordinary.

There is such a poem: The most worthless thing in the world is sand, but it contains the most precious gold in the world. Tanaka Koichi, who is neither a professor nor a master's degree, is just an ordinary engineer at the bottom of Japanese society. This ordinary member of all living beings is as valuable as gold buried in the sand. Tanaka Koichi had been unknown before winning the award, but he became a blockbuster. After winning the award, Tanaka Koichi became famous, which also attracted the envy of many people. People in the world are surprised how a little person can win this honor, but they also understand that perseverance and dedicated research are the reasons for his success.

The famous Irish writer Bernard Shaw once said: Confidence can turn the ordinary into great, and the ordinary into magical. Tanaka Koichi never expected to win any prizes. He just relied on his confidence in science and perseverance in scientific research. The Nobel Prize was the crystallization of his hard work. Looking at ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, every successful person has written the four words "perseverance" on every page of his life with hard work and sweat.

Everyone is very ordinary, and greatness is the driving force for us to move forward. However, many people complain: Why are daily tasks so mundane and trivial? In fact, as long as we treat ordinary work conscientiously, greatness will also be created.

Ordinary is not mediocre. Greatness breeds in the ordinary. Only by understanding the ordinary can we achieve true greatness.

In a person's life, what is short-lived is brilliant, and what is eternal is ordinary. Only by laying the foundation of the ordinary with the spirit of perseverance and hard work, and building the ladder of the ordinary with the spirit of perseverance and self-improvement, can greatness be created from the ordinary.

In fact, the ordinaryness of "Tao" makes it great. If the emperor can use the greatness and ordinaryness of "Tao" in the strategy of governing the country, then the world will be peaceful, the common people will also benefit from the leadership of such a wise monarch, and greatness will still be born because of the ordinary.

If the ordinary but great heart of "Tao" can be possessed by a leader, then he can make the people more important than the king, and the approval and opinions of the people become the standard for measuring everything; if today If social officials can combine the ordinary with the great, then they will not carry out unnecessary projects for the sake of face, image, and political achievements. In this way, the people will not have to bear the heavy tax burden and the pain of corvee, and the people will have food. Having food to eat, clothes to wear, a house to live in, medical treatment for illnesses, and education for children, isn’t this harmony and happiness?

Not only leaders, but also ordinary people must understand the "Tao". But what does “Tao” actually look like?

"Tao" has its own beauty. Sometimes it is like music. Once you understand it, you will feel that it is as beautiful as the sound of nature. After Confucius heard Shao music, "the lingering sound lingers in the beam, and he does not know the taste of meat in March." "Tao" is like a thousand-year-old wine, its fragrance spreads thousands of miles. Even those who are on the road in a hurry will stop their progress and forget about what they are rushing to do.

In short, "Tao" is something that needs to be experienced with heart. Language cannot explain it clearly. If you can easily express it in words, it is not "Tao". Although the Tao is colorless and invisible, as long as you truly understand it from your heart, it is tantamount to gaining a valuable wealth.