According to Taoism, all human beings are naturally good but are corrupted by law and an incorrect belief in how they are supposed to behave in society. Managing people’s behavior through law, the government only makes citizens behave irresponsibly because it creates an “artificial environment” which human being to rebel against to keep up their “natural state of harmony”(Pine25). If one observes the Tao and submits to the natural flow of energy in the universe, one will be at peace. Lao-Tzu maintains the idea if people behaved badly because they were forced through poor government and unjust laws. The discovery of the cruelty and disgraced by a politician of the time, Lao-Tzu a curator of the Royal Library of Chou resolved to leave China and encourage others not the corrupt law (Allan 2). …show more content…
For centuries, the Laozi or Teaching has influenced millions of Chinese people spiritually for thousands of years. The emphasis on naturalness translates into a way of life characterized by simplicity, patience, and freedom from the tyranny of wish. Lao-Tzu explains in this poem how our spiritual connection that can never be