ThehighesthearabouttheTaoandcultivateitdiligently.TheaveragehearabouttheTaoandsometimeskeepitandsometimesloseit.ThelowesthearabouttheTaoandroarwithlaughter.Iftheydidn'tlaugh,itwouldn'tbetheTao.
Thus,thereisatraditionalsaying:Thebrightpathseemsdim;goingforwardseemslikeretreat;theeasywayseemshard;thehighestvirtueseemsempty;thepurestwhiteseemssullied;awealthofvirtueseemsinadequate;thestrengthofvirtueseemsfrail;realvirtueseemsunreal;theperfectsquarehasnocorners;greattalentsripenlate;thehighestnoteishardtohear;thegrandestformhasnoshape.
TheTaoishiddenandnameless;yetitisonlytheTaothatexcelsingivingandcompletingeverything.