The Tao-te Ching (in English pronounced “dow deh jing”) is believed to have been written by Lao-tzu (6th century BC). However, it is not certain that he wrote the book. Lao-tzu is translated as “Old Master”. He was born in Ch'u state in China. It is said that he worked in the court of the Chou Dynasty. On the day he left the court to begin his own life, the gatekeeper urged him to write his thoughts in a book. Lao-tzu's work mainly illustrates Taoism, a religion founded by Chang Tao-ling in 150 AD. His main purpose in this piece is to practice peace, simplicity, naturalness and humility. Lao-tzu believes that people in this world are overloaded with temporal objects. He advises his readers to let go of everything and always maintain balance in everything. In my opinion, it is more likely that Lao-tzu would not like our government and the way people live nowadays. The reason is that most people are attached to secular things. To paraphrase the famous, people have materialistic characteristics in today's world, which is completely contrary to Lao Tzu's point of view. In my opinion, it is not entirely appropriate to compare our government with the one suggested by Lao Tzu. When comparing two things together, the factors influencing the problem must remain the same. To illustrate, the fact that Lao-tzu wrote this book hundreds of years ago, and that his audience was made up of people of his time, disobeys the comparison between his ideas and ours. Furthermore, he partly practiced a religion, Taoism, which was popular at the time. However, his book is not just about religion, but also about moral behavior and a guide on how to govern wisely. Accordingly, it would be reasonable to discuss what he would like from us and what... middle of paper... war. This may be rooted in the principle that he disagreed with the desire for power. Lao-tzu advises that “[w]apons are instruments of violence; all good men hate them. Weapons are the tools of fear; a good man will avoid them except in cases of extreme necessity and, if forced, will use them only with the utmost moderation. (31) However, nowadays, governments tend to be more willing to take part in wars. Even though we might say that governments are trying to protect their country and their people, this still contradicts Lao-tzu's ideals and could be considered useless from his point of view. In conclusion, governments as we know them now are far behind what Lao Tzu seems to believe. The reason is because he disobeys his tendency towards peace, contradicts the fact that he is against people's unfulfilled desires, power, and opposes his disapproval in materialism..