In ancient China, the keeper of the Imperial Library, Lao Tzu, was famous for his wisdom. Perceiving the growing corruption of the government, he left for the countryside. On his way, the guard at the city gates asked Lao Tzu to write out the essence of his understanding to benefit future generations. Lao Tzu wrote the Tao Te Ching, and was never heard of again.
The problem with this popular narrative it’s that anybody who study’s Lao Tzu knows that he didn’t believe in the written word, and has been quoted as saying that what is believed to be true one hundred years ago, is not true today, and what is true today will not be believed one hundred years from now.
He went dark to let us know that everything that follows will be untrue. He has been compromised.
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IamEdwardTeach ago
In ancient China, the keeper of the Imperial Library, Lao Tzu, was famous for his wisdom. Perceiving the growing corruption of the government, he left for the countryside. On his way, the guard at the city gates asked Lao Tzu to write out the essence of his understanding to benefit future generations. Lao Tzu wrote the Tao Te Ching, and was never heard of again.
The problem with this popular narrative it’s that anybody who study’s Lao Tzu knows that he didn’t believe in the written word, and has been quoted as saying that what is believed to be true one hundred years ago, is not true today, and what is true today will not be believed one hundred years from now.
He went dark to let us know that everything that follows will be untrue. He has been compromised.