A Perfect World

Tao Te Ching Chapters 29-47

Throughout this reading, I have realized that Tao, shows the world as it is. It doesn't show us any hope of such and impossible thing like doing something or being something. " Do you think you can take over the universe and improve it? I do not believe it can be done". (29 pg.30). It is impossible to change society. Thousands of different ways of thinking, and which is right? Nothing is right, we don't even know what is right. The only reason we know this is because some so called wise man thought he knew how to change the world. He supposedly knew what is the difference form good and evil.

Now, all of us have this different perspective of everything,and we think we know it all. In the end, everybody ends up dead. " The universe is sacred. You cannot improve it. If your try to change it, you will ruin it. If you try to hold it, you will lose it". (29 pg.30) It is impossible to change. How hard is it just to teach people how to recycle, or to save water? People don't even notice that their fate is int heir hands. Even so, no one can change it.

Mankind is greedy, selfish and arrogant, such as Tao says. It is never enough for anybody, no exceptions! Everyone will always feel jealousy, anger or desire. There is no greater sin than desire, No greater curse than discontent, No greater misfortune than wanting something. Therefore he knows that enough is enough will always have enough". (46pg.48) Supposedly this is what makes us humans. Our greatness for feeling. Imagine how the world would be like if we would all be perfect? Well, duh! No one would know what is a perfect world since we will never live on it. It could be good, or bad. It may be much cooler. I question myself, why is there always a " Happily Ever After"? Isn't that a perfect ending? Wouldn't people want this happily ever after?