While reading on law and government, many connections were running through my head. The main one is that all codes or laws in a way refer back to the original code, Hammurabi’s Code. Lao Tzu’s passage was pretty interesting. Lao Tzu writes his passage to give his disciples a memory. He argues that there is “the Way” and we cannot change the way. This in a way reminds me of when people say what is meant to happen will happen. Basically, there is no way of changing the inevitable. This is the part that stuck with me throughout the passage. When Lao Tzu mentions “the Way,” he says there is no why of changing the only thing humans can do is to align their lives in accordance with it. Lao Tzu believes in a restrictive government is wrong. The way