Tao Te Ching 39 (Second Paragraph)

Tao Te Ching 39 (Second Paragraph)

When man interferes with the Tao,

the sky becomes filthy,

the earth becomes depleted,

the equilibrium crumbles,

creatures become extinct.

Today I will interpret the Tao Te Ching 39 (Second Paragraph). When man interferes with the Tao, the sky becomes filthy. This statement is true because when there is only Tao, flow of harmony is balance and there is nothing ruining the sky but because of man, the sky becomes filthy because of their different innovations, like the chemical that the planes emit and the smoke coming from the factories.

When man interferes with the Tao, the earth becomes depleted. This statement is true because the earth is solid and whole when only the Tao is flowing in the earth but when the man interferes, the earth becomes depleted because of man’s different activities, like mining, drilling and some activities that involve getting or destroying the earth.

When man interferes with the Tao, the equilibrium crumbles. This statement is true because when only Tao flourish in this earth, all things are growing on their own on a natural way and everything is balance for everyone but when man interferes, food became scarce and things gets unbalanced.

When man interferes with the Tao, creatures become extinct. This statement is true because when only Tao flourish in earth, creatures live peacefully and balanced but when man interferes, killing of animals had begun for different purposes and there is no respect for the animals because man only thinks for themselves.