Singapore time 8.40 am 12th July 2008The great country receives all the upper streams, it is the concourse of the world; it is the female of the world. It always uses quietude to overcome the male. Use of quietude is below, the base.
Therefore great country using quietude as base to small country, definitely will takeover the small country; a small country using quietude as base to big country, definitely will takeover big country. For it might be using quietude to conquer, or using quietude and slowly takeover.
The big country un-mistakenly desires for more people; small country un-mistakenly desires more works for its people. Both these countries each attains what each desires. The great must be acting as below, humble.
This chapter is slightly different from the Taoteching and the book I have.
The message here is a bit deep in meaning and is for master minds to comprehend. Tao is just like an ocean where all the water will flow into. It is like a female and its weapon is inaction 'wu wei'.
For country politics, it is humility that works. So don't show off that you are the greatest, whereby you invite jealousy, envy from others. It should work both ways for the benefits of both, not one sided.
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