Whoever wrote the Tao really liked his opposites. They're everywhere. Anyways, these chapters go more into depth of disconnecting from everyone to follow the Tao. To do so you have to go against any belief the world had given you and go against the crowd. "In spring some go to the park, and climb the terrace. But I alone am drifting, not knowing where I am. Like a newborn babe before it learns to smile. I am alone without place to go. Others have what they need, but I alone have nothing. I am a fool. Oh, yes, I am confused."(20) Which I found quite shocking comparing it to today's society that has this mentality of going with the crowd and worrying what the think of them. I also like how he looks at himself through the crowds eyes at the end to help others see how he is more clearly.
Nearing the end he tells us how when you do something you must not forget the opposite. I understood this as to keep both options in mind because you don't want to go in a one way path. That's about as far as I got with that one but in the beginning he said something about misfortune being part of being human which I completely agree on. Everyone is prone to disgrace with no exception. Misfortune is part of having a body and so is goodness. You can't avoid any of this until you are dead or something like that. I probably took that in a very cryptic way but you don't care do you?
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