Chapter 68

Chapter 68

The best warriors
do not use violence.
The best generals
do not destroy indiscriminately.
The best tacticians
try to avoid confrontation.
The best leaders
become servants of their people.

This is called the virtue of non-competition.
This is called the power to manage others.
This is called attaining harmony with the heavens.

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In the 50th Law, Curtis Jackson the rapper says that if somebody reads fear in your eyes in the slum you will be ignored and exposed to more danger and threats from other hustlers. Therefore, Laozi’s advice to try to avoid confrontation should be understood in a different sense. When you want to avoid confrontation, it is not because you fear it but you decide that it is a better choice than confrontation. If you should choose confrontation as the last resort, do it decisively and leave no doubt.