Two examples from Nature: moon and sun. When a moon waxes to its fullest extent, it does not continue or prolong waxing, but wanes. The sun, upon reaching its midday apex, can do nothing but descend. (This is yin and yang in easy-to-see action.) Imagine either sun or moon refusing to back off. This is the lesson of “too much.”

Excerpt from: “Tao te Ching: Power for the Peaceful” by Lao Tzu. Scribd.