Midterm Synthesis Paper Four(4)

What is philosophy as demonstrated in Ancient Chinese Philosophy by Lao Tzu in the way he lays out the steps for the development of the sage?

Letting things on its way is the philosophy as demonstrated in Ancient Chinese Philosophy by Lao Tzu in the way he lays out the steps for the development of the sage.

I can say that letting things on its way is the philosophy as demonstrated in Ancient Chinese Philosophy by Lao Tzu in the way he lays out the steps for the development of the sage because in development of the sage, there are two parts, unlearning and non-action. In Unlearning, the more you know the more you know the little you know. When knowing things, you should not hurry yourself because when you hurry yourself, the more you will not know things. Knowing comes naturally, it doesn’t come when you are conscious about it, you will not able to sustain it. For example, when studying, when you force yourself to study, it is when you will know little things but when you let yourself relax and not think about it, it is the time when things will flow to your mind and realize things.  It is when you force things, it doesn’t happen.

In non-action, you should not over do things because when you over do things, it will have bad result. Knowing when to stop is critical. Knowing when to stop is really critical because when you know when to stop, you already know that the result of the things that you are doing is moderate and balance. In non-action, you will achieve your goal when not over doing things and just wait for the proper time and just let things on its own. When starting a thing without doing, it is when you realize that you have accomplished what you have done. For example, when growing a tree, when you will not notice it every day and just letting it grow by itself, you will be surprised someday that the seed you have planted, grows so tall and healthy. While when you notice it every day, water it every day, you will be surprised that it died and did not grow. In non-action, you will not notice that you accomplish a thing, without doing a thing. Sometimes, not doing a thing is the best thing to be done, because when you do things in a hurry, it is when it will have bad result or no result at all. Therefore letting things on its way is the philosophy as demonstrated in Ancient Chinese Philosophy by Lao Tzu in the way he lays out the steps for the development of the sage.