"Why has the Way not prevailed?"
Of course, that is because there is something or someone that/who hinders such to happen or exist. This thing or person is maybe of heinous nature; brought up by wickedness and evil that is probably more influential than that of the Way. Such would be seen in the pugnacity of the people in the society/world; there are conflicts, tensions, clashes, skirmishes, quarrels, etc.
But according to the texts: "The border guard tells us that this is not due to the people's evil intent."
Well, if not. what is it then the reason why?
As what is written in the passage: That is all because of the monotonous and careless toleration of the people who were living subserviently without a keen awareness of what’s happening around them. It is not the wickedness of the unscrupulous ones that disallows the existence of the Way but rather the taciturnity of the ones who could have been the role models of goodness and decency.
"It is instead because they have been asleep and, therefore, needs to be awakened. They have been taking things for granted. They have been careless and, in their carelessness, have not allowed the Way to prevail."
"It is instead because they have been asleep and, therefore, needs to be awakened. They have been taking things for granted. They have been careless and, in their carelessness, have not allowed the Way to prevail."
Such idea of carelessness can be best pictured in Napoleon Bonaparte's words, saying: "The world suffers, not because of the violence of the bad people; but because of the silence of the good people.”
Therefore, It is for the Chun Tzu to wake up his fellow people, and not to fight back the evilness of those deceitful ones. Not to become a lethal sword, but a bell; a wooden bell, that will somehow, awaken the very individuals of his society; unchaining them from the subservience and apathy they once have in their hearts and somehow encourage them to have some of that thing called "sensitivity".
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