Producer of the ten thousand things

I suddenly recalled that the meaning of life, as proclaimed in a certain book, is 42. I therefore looked at chapter 42 of the Dao De Jing and found:

The Tao produces one, one produces two. The two produce the three and the three produce all things.

All things submit to yin and embrace yang. They soften their energy to achieve harmony.

People hate to think of themselves as "orphan," "lowly," and "unworthy"

Yet the kings call themselves by these names.

Some lose and yet gain, Others gain and yet lose.

That which is taught by the people I also teach: "The forceful do not choose their place of death." I regard this as the father of all teachings.

Doesn't this explain cellular division, nuclear fission, and the citric acid cycle? Sort of, if we use our imagination and expand our minds to the boundary of the limitless universe.

Originally, there was ultimate quiescence. The stirring of this tranquil state caused the one to produce the two, and then there is life. Life is seen from the cellular level, as well as in galactic cannibalism.

Because of the myriad creations, there arises differentiations: yin, yang, woman, man, good, bad, love, hate. Hence, for life to be peaceful, there must be harmony of energy, whether that is Qi or nuclear. Life is a balancing act.

People all want the same things: praise, love, comfort, nourishment, and wealth. Yet, sages and noble ones can let them go and be at ease without them. They are certainly like phoenixes and unicorns.

The process of give and take is evidenced in nature, like the heroic journey of a salmon from a small stream to the ocean and back again to the same small to spawn and die. Sacrifice is not necessarily bad, to have everything is not necessarily a good thing. The balance of giving and taking is true contentment. In the post ONE universe, one can't get something from nothing. We need food and rest to get energy.

Being imbalance and rigid is the way of life. To determine our fate and demise is wisdom.