Approaching Laozi from the angle of abstract thought enriches one's thinking: "After reading Laozi in depth, I found I could discuss science, economics or literature with equal ease--not on a technical level, but returning to the source of life," says Ma Shu-li.
老子由抽象思考進入，豐富人的思維，「讀通老子後，科學、經濟、文化都可以談，不是針對技術，而是回到生命根源上來談」，馬叔禮說。這也是許多老師願意在今天講老子思想的緣由。