Analysis Of Benjamin Hoff's Tao Of Pooh

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“Wisdom, Happiness, and Courage are not waiting somewhere out beyond sight at the end of a straight line; they are part of a continuous cycle that begins right here. They are not only the ending but the beginning as well” (Hoff 137). In Tao of Pooh, Benjamin Hoff explains the fundamentals of Taoism through the cute characters of Winnie the Pooh. Each character’s action helps explains how Taoism works and affects our everyday lives.
There is always a person in your life that seems...peaceful, like Pooh. A friend of mine sounds like Pooh and her name is Cecily. Her mindset resembles a Taoist’s mind, She does not fight against her ‘Inner Nature’ and goes with the flow of life. Such as the times she forgot something, but would always somehow get it done without trouble. “Things may get a little odd at times, but they work out. You do not have to try very hard to make them work out; you just let them” (Hoff 78). She has no greedy desires and enjoys life as …show more content…

Rabbit takes the wrong way of living life, gaining Knowledge to be Clever (Hoff 15). Being clever may help you a bit in life, but it has its own limitations too. Because cleverness has its limitations, you cannot really do anything after you reach its limit and all you can do is admit that you cannot do anymore. “...so much for Cleverness...Rabbit got everyone lost, including himself” (Hoff 62-63). For the most part, if you use cleverness to go through life, it is not going to get you far than happiness and wisdom.
To sum up, you can relate the characters to real life situations show as above. Tao of Pooh can sometimes be relevant to my life, but most of the time it is not. I am always busy with school work or anything else and because of that, Tao of Pooh is irrelevant to my life. In the present time, I am sure that many people cannot connect Tao of Pooh to their lives, because we are are so busy with work, relationships, extracurricular activities, and

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