P'u (the Uncarved Block)

i want to explain the concept of the Uncarved Block by means of an excerpt from a verse 48 of the Tao Te Ching:
pursue knowledge, daily gain
pursue Tao, daily loss
the word translated as "Uncarved Block" in Chinese is P'u or P'o. it refers to the state of original simplicity, of original being-as-it-is. the more i have about a tree, for instance, the less i know about the tree-as-it-is. my knowledge is wrapped around me until all i can see about the tree are my concepts of "leaves" "green" "bark" "brown" etc. all i can hear about the tree are my concepts of "blowing in the wind" "branches rustling "leaves falling" etc.  i cannot see or hear a tree in front of me as it is. the concept of P'u is very important in the Tao Te Ching. returning to a state where one can  experience the original state of the world, become like a babe, be like the Uncarved Block is the aim of the Tao Te Ching. i am born into the world able to experience the world as it is. the more i grow, the more i learn about the state of the world. the greater and denser becomes the cloak of knowledge, or words, even, that obscures this world that I once knew. the less i am able to do without this cloak of knowledge, this "action" about action. the aim of Taoism is to unwrap this cloak, to become like a babe, to erase the carvings on the block of wood. to learn, ultimately, how to do and be nothing.