Fine article as always. Just one thing - that Lao Tzu passage is one of those fake quotes that get sent around the net.

Here’s the actual passage (Chapter 59, i think)

Cultivate virtue in yourself

,And it will be true.

Cultivate virtue in the family,

And it will be overflowing.

Cultivate virtue in the town,

And it will be lasting.

Cultivate virtue in the country,

And it will be abundant.

Cultivate virtue in the world,

And it will be universal

.Therefore:

See others as yourself.

See families as your family

.See towns as your town.

See countries as your country.

See worlds as your world.