Essay On Lao Tzu

Lao-tzu is one of the most famous philosopher and writer in Chinese history. Also, he was known as the father of Taoism, who wrote the philosophical document “Tao-te Ching”. According to Lao-tzu, the main theory of “Tao-te Ching” is “Tao”. The term “Tao” is not that easy to define which not only simply mean “the way” but also indicate the natural instincts of human and moral behavior. Basically, the key point that Lao-tzu wants to state out is to let people explore their own way of life because he believes that people can make themselves and the world better as they follow their “natural law”. In another word, this means Lao-tzu believed in people are born with different kinds of skills and abilities that can help themselves to solve problems or be able to survive in this world. In addition, Lao-tzu believed that the world and the individual can govern itself, which mean people need a leader as a good model to them but they don’t
Based on Lao-tzu’s view, this precept means if the leader is not a dictator who makes every decision based on his or her desires, then people will be honest to each other. In today’s society, I think that American leaders had done a pretty great job of following this precept. For example, Americans have the right to vote for their favor state or city representative and the president in the country. Also, Americans have the right to make their own decision which to vote for passes or not passes the new law. I believed most people think that American leader should follow this precept which including me. The results of putting this precept into practice are that most people will feel happy about the law and people don’t feel leave behind by the leader. Also, most people will like to follow the laws in this country because they are not forced to comply with those