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Chapter 52 Summary

Get out the microscope, because we’re going through this poem line-by-line.

  • The next time it's Mother's Day, remember to send a card to the Tao.
  • It turns out, the Tao is the mother of the world and every living thing.
  • Knowing that we are the children of the Tao helps us to avoid all the dangers in life.
  • We should close our mouths and shut our doors so that we can live peaceful lives.
  • But if we're always all up in everybody's business, our lives will blow chunks.
  • If we live with constant discipline, we can go though life seeing clearly and can avoid all the disasters that await.