生 sheng: bring into existence, give birth, create, produce; live, life

而 er: while (also); and, but, yet

不 bu: no, not, non-, un-

有 you: to be; have, possess(ion), own(ership)

This line appears thrice in Lao Tzu's text as an apparent example of sagely or profoundly virtuous (玄德 xuan de) conduct. How do you understand it, and how do you think it can be applied in contrast to how someone not so virtuous or wise would do things?

For example, if you produce a work of art or skill, what is a virtuous attitude toward that work? Is it to give it away for free, or to be ready to part with it so that the parting does good by you and others? Is it to relinquish credit and intellectual rights, or to not personally identify with it in how it's treated and received or how it develops and lives on in the world?

People like the eight immortals, was this something that was possible? Can Taoism heal you of ailments and grant long life?