Tao Te Ching 47 (Second Paragraph)

Tao Te Ching 47 (Second Paragraph)

The more you know, the less you understand.

Today I will interpret the Tao Te Ching 47 (Second Paragraph). The more you know, the less you understand. I adhere to what Lao Tzu said. I will give the student as an example. When studying many things or many subjects, you are prone to confusion and you can’t understand some points in your reading materials. But when you study one by one and exert time studying to the specific subject, you will understand well the points and the lessons in the book or material that you are studying.

Another example is when you are choosing what course do you want, you have many choices but you should choose only one. You choose the one that you think that fit for you and by choosing the specific course. You will learn a lot and can concentrate on a specific field that you chose and you can understand it well.

 Another example is the Swiss knife. Swiss knife has many used but the tools that are put on it are not really that useful and you cannot fully use the use of some tools in the Swiss knife. In knowing things you can know many things but cannot grasp or fully understand each one of the things you know. But when you concentrate on specific things, you can understand it well.