"When the people do not hold the awesome in awe, awful events occur." …show more content…
Lao Tzu acknowledges the weaknesses of leadership, and the harms it conveyed to the empire and its population. In addition, he also emphasized that the leader should do his best for people. A ruler has his ultimate ability to do lots of different things and take substantial tolls from his subject. However, if he ever shakes the very ground under people's feet, then they should somehow counter