Lao Tze vs Confucious

One day, Confucius paid a visit to Loa Sze for exchanging opinions and extending his knowledge. They did so for three days and three nights with much joy just like what I am enjoying doing with you now.

Before Confucius left, he sought the last advice fro Lao Sze as a conclusion for the lengthy discussion. Lao Sze said, "Whatever you leant originated from the philosophies and knowledge of the ancient scholars whose bodies had long rotten and bones decayed. Please do not rely too heavily on these in pursue for your knowledge. Another one, perhaps you should put down your prestige and be more pragmatic. It will be more beneficial to you."

Chinese History must be examined by the Emperors before it can be recorded officially. So, to what extent it can be genuine? Knowledge and philosophies from the past should be taken as reference, not something that we ought to embrace without considering the difference to the time space. I used to have an attitude that my close friends know very well. I like to scruitinise theories by examining the issues in hand from different angles and take it the way I feel it ought to be scientifically, reasonably and logically with consideration to the time space at that point in time.
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Take a cup of coffee for instance and put it still for sometimes. Which portion is the thickest with the best aroma? The most bottom portion, of course. I am sure you know what I am doing is quite irrelevant to what I was trained in. If not by going to the floor level to see what my men do, review their practices and mindset, identify the hidden costs, acquire knowledge from the suppliers, pursue self study and Kaizen, my business hardly progresses. Most of the good ingredients are at the bottom, not at the top. Without the good ingredient for those who in charge, the staffs at the bottom can bring you to Holland, man…. So does knowledge and philosophies.

By overcoming hardship, one does not necessarily go self centered with pride grow indefinitely. Whatever we do should adhere to the Laws of Nature, where equilibrium is achieved. Neither too extensively at any extreme end. Perhaps to understand the relationships of Causes and Effects are always beneficial us. Every seed that we plant will bear fruit subject to the type of seed and the way we nurture it. This is what I truly believe. Moving away from the equilibrium bring adverse impacts which could be beyond our imagination. Insanity is one of them. It will come about when we are too attached to our feelings and beliefs.