因为遵守道和德就可以亨通而稳定发展。同时掌握了佛教的因果和道家的 道、德，就同
时掌握了主动和被动的优势，也就是同时具备了阳与阴的力量，然后就可以达到无往而不
胜了。当然，因果和道、德都不是常人可以掌握的东西，因此 无往而不胜的人很少，但
深层的人努力去做，就是可以达到的。
周末公司一起到蟹岛度假，我带了妈妈一起，打了下乒乓球，保龄球轻松拿了个高分，晚
上一起在大厅唱歌也很愉快，气氛非常好。唯一不好的地方就是相机丢了， 刚买的啊。
事后分析了一下，妈妈一时忘记拿是很正常的，被某些人拿走也是必然的，买相机的原因
也不是出于炫耀，而是想有时候出去旅游的时候照一下相。所 以，决定从此再也不专门
去为旅游而旅游了，以从根本上解决这个问题。
一方面，道教的青城山，佛教的峨眉山都去过了，另一方面，佛教说终日游观，既归即空，
道德经说，其出弥远，其知弥少，魏宁格也说旅游是不道德的，可见旅游 并不是被推荐
的事，虽然俗世有这样的爱好。而且，境由心生，这个境界我已达到，旅游也就没有必要
了。为道日损，终于又损掉一项无用的东西了。
遇到一些损失后，对损失进行精致而深入的分析，找到根本的原因后，再把这个原因消灭
掉，这样就可以把受到小的损失变成得到大的益处。而这也就是思想的价值体现了。
对于上层的人来说，他们每个人都可以有一个好相机，所以他们对于有两个相机并不感兴
趣，但不想丢掉现有的那个相机，所以遇到别人丢了东西后，他不会对拿别 人的东西感
兴趣，而出于后一点，他会把拾到的物品交还。但是在人员混杂的地方，情况就肯定完全
不同了。由此观之，高层的精神文明和道德往往是建筑在高层的 物质文明的基础上，虽
然精神文明可以反作用于物质文明并且促进它的发展。这也就是物质决定意识，意识反作
用于物质的道理了。
下层的人道德素质低，这时候上层的人不再同情他们，不管他/她们的死活，也就很正常
了。只有这样他们才会受到教训。
最近还是心散漫了，所以出了几个问题。成道的路不容易啊。
有朋友看到我做了很多事也有很多事情要做，就推断我平时很忙碌，其实不是这样啦。正
因为我是一个闲人，所以才有时间去做那么多Extra的事情啊 ：）
是有很多事情要做可做，但只要优先级高，就可以随即腾出时间来 ：）
搞开源软件可以混二十年，搞自由软件可以持续八十年，不过另外的二十年会比较艰辛。
而同时搞开源软件和自由软件，那么平安地活到一百岁也就没什么问题了 ：）
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以前历史书上称呼为欧洲列强，现在看到周围的一些同学也敢称呼欧洲的这个那个国家为
穷国家了，因为现在中国经济上是有了一些发展。依靠掠夺财富发家，然后享受财富，之
后导致文明的发展因此受到削弱，这也就是掠夺性的文明必然没落的道理啊。
中华文明能够唯一历经五千年而不倒，自然是因为其内在的深厚思想文化精髓在起作用啊。
中国的传统文化和思想，还是非常厉害和精深的。
东瀛第一剑客，Ruby的作者，松本行弘 ：）我和他也有过交往，呵呵。至于开源界的中原
第一高手，目前还在深山里修炼和成长哈。之所以目前没这个名号，就是因为如果立了这
个人，就得接受日本忍者的挑战，如果被一刀砍了，我们就大失面子哈。大家加油积累！
：）
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2007。11。6
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FOREWORD
〃Ancient Chinese Secret； Huh？〃
In the spring of 1994； I was handed a master's degree in film studies and politely invited
not to return to graduate school in the fall。 So I went to work at Dutton's； a fantastic indie
bookstore in Brentwood； less than a mile from the Simpson condo； but that's another story。
Doug； the owner； lets his employees borrow books from the inventory； on the principle that
you can sell books better if you know them better； and that's how I discovered the Tao Te
Ching （or TTC； as I'll abbreviate it from now on）。
Oh； I knew about the book beforehand。 I knew it existed； anyway； and I knew it was a
classic of Eastern philosophy。 But that's all I knew。 Not that there's that much to know after
that； about all anybody can really say about Lao Tzu is that according to legend； about six
centuries before Christ； he got fed up with the royal court's inability to take his advice and
decided to leave。 Then； the story goes； he was stopped at the Great Wall by a guard who
begged him to write down some of his teachings for posterity； and the result was this slim
volume。 Once I actually started to read the thing； I was hooked。 Here was a book that
managed to say with clarity what I'd been struggling to figure out about spirituality for
several years。
The TTC I found at Dutton's was written by Stephen Mitchell； a version which remains
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popular nearly twenty years after its original composition。 Having read a couple dozen
translations since； it's still one of the most accessible versions I've seen； but even then； I
found his style a bit too refined； too full of a certain 〃wisdom of the ancients〃 flavor。 For
example； here's how Mitchell starts the first chapter：
〃The Tao that can be named
is not the eternal Tao。
The name that can be named
is not the eternal Name。〃
At the time； I was newly infatuated with the writing of Quentin Tarantino and David Mamet；
so my dream version of a TTC reflected the simplicity and grit of their dialogue：
〃If you can talk about it； it ain't Tao。
If it has a name； it's just another thing。〃
Anyway； I grabbed a couple other translations and started looking at the different ways
they expressed the same sentimentsor； as I quickly discovered； how much poetic license
Mitchell and other translators were willing to take with the original text。 I don't think this
necessarily matters all that much； many current English… language versions are by people
who don't know Chinese well； if at all； and I can't read or speak it myself。 To that extent；
then； we're *all* （unless we're fluent in Chinese； that is） at the mercy of； at best； a
secondhand understanding of what Lao Tzu said。
Once I thought I had a rough idea what was behind the words； though； I went about
rephrasing the chapters in my own voice。 My guiding principle was to take out as much of
the 〃poetry〃 as possible； to make the text sound like dialogue； so the reader could imagine
someone telling him or her what Tao's all about。 You can't take the 〃poetry〃 out completely；
because the TTC is always going to have those lines about Tao being an 〃eternal mystery〃
and whatnot。
But the beauty of the book isn't in its language； at least not for meit's in the practical
advice Lao Tzu offers us about how to live a productive； meaningful life on a day to day
basis。 What I wanted to do was to make that advice as clear to a modern American reader
as it would have been to the guard who first asked Lao Tzu to write it down。
I worked through the first twenty chapters； then put the rough draft up on my website under
a pseudonym I used online back in those days。 A bunch of fan mail came in； so I kept
plugging away at the text； then my hard drivecollapsed and all my files were completely
erased。 I was freelancing pretty steadily then； and what little free time I had I spent building
my own website； so the TTC went on hold。 I got an occasional email asking about the
other chapters； and I developed a stock answer。 When it was time for me to finish the job； I
told people； I would。
Years went by。 I'd left LA for San Francisco； then moved up to Seattle； chasing after big
dotcom money。 It was great for a while； but as Lao Tzu says； 〃If you give things too much
value； you're going to get ripped off。〃 In the middle of the worst of the frustration； I
rediscovered the Tao Te Ching； and realized I needed to finish what I started。
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I dug out all my old copies of the TTC and went shopping for more versions； some of
which were even better than the ones I'd found the first time。 Brian Browne Walker's
translation comes close to the modern oral quality I was striving for； though his voice is still
much more of an 〃Eastern sage〃 voice than mine。 David Hinton is somewhat more poetic；
but I think he does a wonderful job of capturing what Lao Tzu may have actually sounded
like to his contemporaries。 And Ursula K。 LeGuin strikes a balance between the modern
and classical voices that gave me a new perspective on Tao； her commentaries on several
chapters are enlightening as well。
I wish I could say that I wrote the remaining sixty…one chapters in a hurried creative frenzy；
but things took a little longer than I thought。 I got distracted by the decision to move to New
York City； and though I did get some work done on the book； it was a little over a year later；
when （and； yes； I know how cliched this