For this blog assignment we had to read “The Tao of Pooh” of course you all know this. But in reading this I’ve found out that it’s a good book. It explains the Tao a little easier than anyone or anything else explaining it. It shows and gives at least in my opinion simpler form of understanding it. I liked the book in a positive way that all I could hear while reading it was Pooh’s voice from the cartoon’s in him trying to understand or help you to understand the Tao. But at the same time like during class Prof Raznic saying about how the Taoist sages would act more stupid than usual when people where asking they should lead one’s life, just to get out in a way of paying the bill.
Then the culture of the “Busy Backsons” I can understand where there coming from in talking about American Culture. We as a culture are always on the move. More so then anyone else in the world, it’s been ingrained in our heads to get this done then move onto the next. The old adage “time is money” is always in everyone’s mind. But yet no-one’s ever been able to slow down and just sit and listen. No-one can’t or most people can’t sit and listen, have to get things done ricky tick. With this it burns us out and burns us out fast, also now dealing and moving faster with technology we’re so plugged in that most of us can’t unplug.
The use of Taoism for American culture to fix it, would be a good idea in some aspects. But the big problem with that is that everyone in America would have to accept this or learn to implement in everyday things. Most would expect this to happen overnight, few realize that this happened over the course of about 2,000 years. Even then it’s not very accepted way of life. Not many Americans would really accept the idea of being loveys dovey and accepting defeat. So many would reject it, Also we as Americans love being individuals. No way around that, we want to be ourselves show it off and proudly. So the solutions wouldn’t be widely accepted.
So in the end though it was a good book where It did help me understand the Tao a bit more. But I couldn’t help thinking of Pooh Bear speaking in the background haha.
I also actually began to comprehend Taoist concepts better while reading the book. Winnie-the-Pooh's voice could never escape my head but I found that it helped make it more enjoyable to read the book. I feel like in our society, the Bisy Backsons may be too hard to control with Taoism because of our technological advances and desires to get money quick! I liked your critique of the book and I agree, it seems way too difficult for Americans to settle down and adapt to the Taoist lifestyle.
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