Tao Te Ching Ch. 2

I think this part of the Tao Te Ching is trying to explain that opposites make up the universe. For something to exist, it must have something that counteracts it. To measure the meaning of a descriptive word such as long, high, before, difficult, and being, one must be able to describe other things as their opposites: short, low, after, easy, non-being. One must also then be able to differentiate the two opposites, which is done by relative measuring. Thus, the Tao Te Ching describes a world that is measured by relativity and peoples' perceptions of a thing. When Chapter 2 talks about the "Master," it is talking about a higher power of organization that rules over all by simply playing by the rules of relativity. If a person can live according to Chapter 2 and "go with the flow of life," then that person can find the truth of life by discovering what perfect quality is based on their relative definitions of everything in the world. One must completely seperate oneself from emotions and simply act according to inclination and not worry about past actions. What has happened is, and what will happen will be, according to Chapter 2 of the Tao Te Ching.