Tonight after reading this short paragraph for a third time I picked up on something new. Laozi seems to be talking about how the simpler you keep your life, the easier and less problematic it will be, which I definitely agree with. "Stop up the openings, Close the gates, To the end of one's life one will remain unperturbed." Then in contrast to theses lines he explains the repercussions of multiplying ones activities. "Unstop the openings, Multiply your activities, And to the end of one's life one will be beyond salvation." I think the message the philosopher is trying to convey is the less…