WhoeverreliesontheTaoingoverningdoesn'ttrytoforceissuesdoesn'ttrytoforceissuesForeveryforcethereisacounterforce.Violence,evenwellintentioned,alwaysreboundsupononeself.
TheSagedoesthierjobandthenstops.TheSageunderstandsthattheuniverseisforeveroutofcontrol,andthattryingtodominateeventsgoesagainstthecurrentoftheTao.Becausetheybelieveinthemselves,theydon'ttrytoconvinceothers.Becausetheyarecontentwiththemselves,theydon'tneedothers'approval.Becausetheyacceptthemselves,thewholeworldacceptsthem.