The translator is Chinese, someone who sincerely wishes to do good. However, he has no way to pursue his political ideals in China—he cannot run for office or serve the broader public. Because of this, he turned his efforts toward sharing China’s ancient and beautiful wisdom with the world.

He has lived a life full of experiences. He has read thousands of books, traveled widely, and met countless people. As a child, he was physically weak, and his grandmother believed strongly in traditional Chinese medicine. In elementary school, he took unknown herbal remedies that caused permanent harm to his body. This experience pushed him to think deeply about the causes of illness, how medicine works, and why side effects occur. In high school, he experienced the tragic death of his father, which completely changed his view of life. Early in his career, he once betrayed a friend for personal gain and suffered severe consequences; later, he was betrayed by a friend as well. All of these experiences pushed him to reflect, learn, and grow.

But most important of all is his learning journey. His parents were hardworking laborers who hoped he could live a better life. Getting into a good university was almost the only way forward, so he was raised with strict academic expectations. In elementary school, he had already read many books, including works by the famous Taiwanese writer Sanmao, such as Stories of the Sahara. In middle school, he read classics like Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Water Margin. In college, he read every book he loved in the library. After graduation, whenever he moved to a new city, he immediately went to its library and read everything he found interesting. When the internet arrived, he searched obsessively online for books he wanted and bought them from every available source.

He has probably read over a thousand books, covering economics, finance, literature, history, sociology, anthropology, science, politics, law, philosophy, and many other fields. Eventually, his studies led him to the level of faith, where he discovered how truly profound China’s ancient wisdom is. Unlike the God in the Bible—who is personified, emotional, able to communicate with people, and morally good—an idea very suitable for childhood education—the highest creator in Chinese wisdom is the Dao. The Dao is neutral, without emotions, and does not communicate with humans. It includes both good and evil, and teaches that everything is in constant transformation: good becomes evil, evil becomes good. Good contains evil, and evil contains good. Without evil, there is no good—they are two sides of the same reality, coexisting and transforming into each other. This worldview lacks the warm, human touch of a personal God and may seem cold, but it represents a more mature way of thinking.

In the later Middle Ages, people began doubting the existence of a personal God, and such a God could not answer all their questions. The Dao, however, resolves many of these doubts. It resembles Spinoza’s idea that the universe itself is God, and it aligns more easily with modern science, answering many challenges raised against theology.

The Dao is existence itself, change itself, and contradiction itself. It creates all things, giving them existence and life. It transforms all things, causing them to disappear and lose life. The Dao contains all contradictions—good and evil, being and non-being. It is eternal, perfect, independent, and supreme. Its power is limitless. If a person understands the Dao and learns from it, they can move toward eternity, perfection, and strength. If governments and nations learn from the Dao, they too can grow more eternal, perfect, and strong. The Dao is the source and final destination of all things.

This is the knowledge he have gained from the ancient wisdom of China. He hope to translate this wisdom into English so that more people can learn and share it.