老子说,我掌握并保存着三件法宝,其中之一就是“不敢为天下先”,不敢走在天下人的前面。如果能做到这一点,就能做事物的首长,“不敢为天下先,故能成器长”(六十七章)。不敢为先,就是要示柔。事物的发展总是刚与柔的结合,—味地进取、刚强,并不足以保证事业的成功。它意味着言行 I said that I have mastered and preserved three magic weapons, one of which is “not for the world first” and can not walk in front of all the people in the world. If we can do this, we will be able to act as the heads of all things. “We will not dare to be the first in the world, but we will be able to become masters.” Not for the first, is to show soft. The development of things is always just the combination of soft, - aggressive, strong, not enough to ensure the success of the cause. It means words and deeds