It is most likely true
that if we are to have the best chance to follow the path of the Dao, we need a
certain degree of isolation and a certain degree of insulation. Isolation is
usually portrayed as being a negative, but it is isolation and solitude that
gives us the best opportunity to get to know ourselves. Some people use
meditation as a means to get in touch with themselves. It is truly a wonder how
so many people do not know themselves well at all. Insulation is also valuable.
To put up a wall of insulation between ourselves and the white noise of society
is crucial. It is all too easy to get sucked into the drain that much of modern
society circles around.
