【 在 perl 的大作中提到: 】
: 恕我愚钝，先看了一遍，没发现，在您的鞭策之下，又看了几遍，虽然很不清晰，还是没看到。还请您垂怜一下我，一个年近半百的人盯着个模糊的图片，很辛苦的，明示出来吧

你吧， 没本事就不要来趟这个浑水了
看点历史地理，红楼梦多好，
搞哲学， 自己搜搜都不会吗？
随便一搜一大把， 英文论文都够了

Despite the fact that Tao Te Ching has a totally different background, it contains principles that are universal. Thus, for instance, the implication of Tao is similar to Christian understanding of the good: “The supreme good is like water, which nourishes all things without trying to. It is content with the low places that people disdain. Thus it is like the Tao.”In fact, like Christianity, Taoism believes that goodness is natural for a human soul, that people are initially born good. Thus, it is just worth recollecting about this and reconnecting to Tao in order to live gracefully. Simplicity is another aspect that Tao Te Ching suggests as a criterion of goodness: “In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple.

In conflict, be fair and generous”. It is also interesting how the Christian principle of trust to God is parallel to Taoism. Thus, it is suggested by Christianity that one should not care about survival as it is God’s work, and a similar idea is expressed in the analyzed Tao Te Ching Passage: “In governing, don't try to control”. Although it can have several implications, one of possible interpretations is trust one life to the divine force without trying to influence or control it.

Personally, I believe that both the Sermon of Mount and Tao Te Ching (Section 8) speak about the universal truths, although they originate from different religions. The idea of goodness as the key principle of human life is appealing and is not offered to be achieved through extraordinary practices or feats. Both Taoism and Christianity suggest that everyday life in society, at work and in a family is the main and the most important religious practice, which requires decisiveness to follow the moral rules. It might be simple to follow them when no temptation emerges, but when one lives in the world where both the good and the evil are present, it gives an opportunity for a personal and spiritual growth.
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