Chapter 79 Summary

Get out the microscope, because we’re going through this poem line-by-line.

  • The TTC points out that after any fight there's bound to be some residual bad feelings.
  • The best thing to do is forgive and forget.
  • Now, we shift a bit to talk about lending.
  • Those who follow the Tao never expect anything back when they lend something to someone.
  • People who are truly generous receive more in the end than people who are real penny-pinchers.
  • This is the way of the Tao.