Let Things Be
The world cannot be controlled without harm. The sage recognises the natural ebb and flow of all things and avoids force, extremes, and excess — choosing instead to move in harmony with the Way.
If you try to take control of the world,
you will fail.
The world is sacred —
not something to be seized.
To grasp it is to break it.
To force it is to lose it.
Things rise and fall,
advance and retreat,
grow strong and then weaken,
are full and then empty.
This is the natural way.
That is why the sage avoids extremes,
excess,
and indulgence.
