OF THE TAO EXEMPLIFIED IN HISTORY 1& 



always picks out the fragrant grass for the Chiung Chiung 

 Chii Hsu and supplies it with this grass (another animal with 

 long fore legs and short hind legs. It can't ascend hills). 

 The Chiung Chiung therefore always carries the Chiieh on 

 its back because of the infirmity of its legs. 



Here we have a case of one ability throwing its disability 

 on another. This fits in with Lao Tzu's words : 



FEW SUBSTITUTES FOE A WOOD CUTTER 

 CAN AVOID CUTTING THEIR HANDS. 



(10) Everything is easy to him who has the Law. — Po I 

 counselled Wei Ssu Chun on the art of government. In 

 responding to him the Prince said, "The country of a thou- 

 sand Chariots under my charge would receive advice from 

 you." Po I replied that Wu Hu, the lifter of a thousand 

 catties, would think nothing of lifting one catty. 



(11) Tu He counselled Chou Chao Wen, the prince r 

 on how to -pacify the empire. — (This after the disruption 

 of Chou) Wen Chun said to Tu He, "I would earnestly 

 learn from you how to bring peace to Chou. " Tu He replied, 

 "If you can't act on the words of your servant there is no 

 possibility of pacifying Chou. If you can put my words into' 

 operation Chou will settle down of itself." This is the 

 meaning of the saying: Not pacified, yet at peace. 



This is expressed by Lao Tzu thus : 



THE GREAT LAW BRINGS NO HARM. 



(12) Be guided by big and generous ideas. Avoid a 

 parsimonious spirit. — It was a law in Luh that should any 

 of their people be taken prisoner by the Feudal Lords to pay 

 their ransom out of the treasury should an opportunity offer 

 itself to liberate them. Tzii Kung ransomed one such 

 captive but declined the redemption money. Confucius told 

 him: "Tzu you haven't done quite right." Whenever the 

 sage takes any matter in hand (or acts) he supplies a 

 principle that affects the conventions of life and manners 

 of society, and the effect of the teaching is such as to bo 

 handed- down to succeeding generations. He never acts 

 with a view to his own individual case. The kingdom at 

 the present time has but few wealthy people, the majority 

 are poor. To receive the cost of a ransom from the Public 

 Treasury should not be looked on as avaricious : it would 

 be impossible to redeem many under present conditions if 

 help from the Treasury is not accepted. Under such circum- 

 stances no Luh prisoners in the hands of the Feudal Lords 

 could be ransomed after this!" This view of Confucius 

 showed that he was profoundly versed in true policy and 



