Lao Tsu

To understand Lao Tsu is to first empty all preconceptions.
For, all have preconceptions.
Then, understand that Lao Tsu is speaking
Of the certainty of truth.
He is speaking of the truth behind perception
The truth that is alogical
And unable to be touched or measured.
Yet, it remains certain and ever present;
It guides human lives throughout all generations
And through all times and space.

In the Christian context, we call it "Faith"
Or as St. Paul said in Hebrews,
"The evidence of what's unseen, and the substance of things hoped for."

In the Platonic context, we call it "Word"
Or the actual meaning of what's been said
Rather than the artifice of literal interpretations.

And since both East and West have discovered it
Often multiple times,
We can be certain that it is true.