Tao Of Pooh Analysis

Just like this quote has impacted my life and many others, many more quotes will impact the lives of everyone. Whether it be good or bad, it is up to us to decide what we accept to influence us. As we as seniors, move onto the next steps in our lives, it is important that we all have at least one great quote, which will stay with us

By looking through history or just at the world around us, anyone who was even great was doubted or harassed; but because those people chose to fight through these struggles which eventually led to their success and happiness. Success is never given, is it earned. I love how this quote gives insight to the basic morals of people, the basic morals that people mold their life

“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” I try to live by this quote by Charles R. Swindoll every day. I feel that this is a strong quote with a lot of meaning behind it and, it can be interpreted in many ways. In my opinion, we should see things in a positive way all the time. We also should do what we love every day because you never know how close you are to the end.

The quote above touches on the main theme , that you should empathize with all people even if you are very

“Humankind has been sustained not merely by its intelligence, but by its capacity to hope.”

“To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don't isolate.”

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved."

In the Tao of Pooh, Benjamin Hoff tries to explain to Westerners and a rather confused Pooh-bear that Pooh is the epitome of the Tao principle of P’u: The Uncarved Block. P’u states that things are naturally powerful when left in their original simplistic state. Though he doesn’t have much brain, the world is kind to Pooh. He is in harmony with himself and his environment, so life fun. The Pooh Way characterizes Taoism in action. It is effortless, being Sensitive to Circumstance and accommodating to it. According to Christopher Robin, “It means just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.” The Pooh Way is comparable to the “Great Secret” which is the key that unlocks wisdom, happiness, and truth.

The quote is a inspiring and motivates people to chase their dream. people get criticized for their dreams because they're not the same as other peoples. Peoples dreams shouldn't be put down because they're not as good as others. Dreams are different for everybody just because people don't have the same dream as you doesn't mean yours is better. people need to be open minded to understand this quote. its gives a teens a reason to chase something. if kids aren't inspired the wont do anything with them self. That's why this quote is good to remember. this quote will inspire the kids that have nothing. dreams are worth it not matter what the cost. the quote makes people feel like their dreams are worth it. Nothing can stop someone with a good mindset. overall the teens of this generation's need an inspiration to do what they want, and this quote give a perfect feel for

Benjamin Hoff is an American author that was born on January 01, 1946 that wrote The Tao of Pooh and The Te of Piglet. The first Taoist-authored book in history to be on The New York Times’ for fourty-nine weeks was the international bestseller, Tao of Pooh. However ten years later he published The Te of Piglet which was on The New York Times’ for even longer, for a total of fifty-nine weeks. Both of which explain the Chinese philosophy of Taoism through the characters created by A.A. Milne, The author of Winnie-the-Pooh, and The Singing Creek Where the Willows Grow written by Opal Whiteley.

Although I disliked some of the writing aspects that Benjamin Hoff chose to use in The Tao of Pooh, I agreed with certain aspects of the Taoist principles he mentioned, especially the Cottleston Pie Principle. I like the simplicity

In the Tao of Pooh the author, Benjamin Hoff, uses the from world-famous children's book/TV show character, Winnie the Pooh in order to explain the basics of Taoism. He observed many of the other various characters before coming to the conclusion that Winnie the Pooh, through his actions, was the character that he felt would be able to best explain the principles of Taoism. One of the most important principles of Taoism is "the Uncarved Block". The main principle behind the Uncarved Block is that things in their original state contain their own natural power, a power that is easily corrupted and lost when simplicity is changed.

The second principle of Taoism that is presented in this novel is the belief that "The wise are not learned; the learned are not wise". This principle can be simply explained by the fact that although intellect may be useful for rationalizing and analyzing certain things, deeper spiritual matters are beyond intellect's grasp. Every day people try to use knowledge and come up with ideas that interrupt with the natural order of things. They fail to recognize the fact that everything has its own place and function. Everyone have their limitations that they need to accept and be aware of, which if ignored will only cause them to fail. Pooh illustrates this principle, by the fact that he never tries hard to be something that he is not. He recognizes the fact that he can't fly or live under water, therefore instead of trying to ignore his natural abilities and recognize his weaknesses he enjoys his every day life as a bear in the forest, eating honey exactly how nature intended him to be. The third principle of Taoism described in this novel is the principle of Wu-Wei, in other words

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."

In The Tao of Pooh, Rabbit is the Bisy Backson and he “is almost desperately active. If you ask him what his Life interests are, he will give you a list of Physical Activities.” This is why in the schedule there are lots of activities that would be both a physical and mental challenge for Rabbit.