Explanation Of The Tao Te Ching Part Forty Five 

“Great accomplishment seems imperfect,
Yet it does not outlive its usefulness.
Great fullness seems empty,
Yet cannot be exhausted. 

Great straightness seems twisted.
Great intelligence seems stupid.
Great eloquence seems awkward. 

Movement overcomes cold.
Stillness overcomes heat.
Stillness and tranquillity set things in order in the universe.”

A great description of how living with Tao can seem opposite to what everyone else sees as the way to live in society.

Real accomplishment in the way is deep and profound, what to others seems humble and empty is in fact nourishing.

Natures way may seem complex but is in fact direct and so simple that it can be missed by intellectuals and those looking for a ‘clever’ way.

To be still and silent is feel, see and hear the ‘way’ of nature that sits behind the movement and chaos of life.