Explanation Of The Tao Te Ching Part Seventy Two 

“When men lack a sense of awe, there will be disaster. 

Do not intrude in their homes. 
Do not harass them at work. 
If you do not interfere, they will not weary of you. 

Therefore the sage knows himself but makes no show, 
Has self-respect but is not arrogant. 
He lets go of that and chooses this.”

A sense of awe is our most natural sense regarding nature. When in the forests or mountains it can be an overwhelming. When still and quiet, we find that same feeling inside ourselves.

That naturalness can then spread to how we treat others with that same respect that we give to our deep selves.

Knowing and respecting ourselves means that we don’t need accolades from others as we let go of societal indoctrination and stick to our true nature.