Daoism: The Role Of Humility In One's Life

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• P’u translates into uncarved block. Which means simplicity is always best. There is beauty in nature, Natural simplicity is best. Things in their natural state are simple, beautiful, and wonderful. There is beauty in the uncarved block. • Wu Wei means none action or not doing. This is in reference to not taking any false, dangerous, or damaging actions against nature and those around you. You should act in a way that is simplistic, functional, and natural. Don’t hammer a square peg into a round hole, find the square hole. One should act simply, not taking over action in life. • ch’i (qi) is the matter (energy) that the universe is made from. All things that exist are made of ch’i. Ch’i has two sides; yin or ying which has female characteristics …show more content…

Daoism encourages individuals to live simply with humility, compassion, patience, not overly disruptive, to control one’s ego and desires. Don’t live an overly complicated life. This can be interpreted as simplicity in one’s life can bring about happiness, beauty, and contentment in one’s life. Nature is good, natural simplicity is best. This brings me to a wonderful little book The Tao of Pooh, written by Benjamin Hoff. This is a very simply written book to help one understand the principles of Daoism, using story references and characters from Winnie the Pooh. In this book Pooh represents p’u simplicity in nature, Pooh with his simplistic mind, brings ease and contentment to his life. Pooh just is. He accepts himself, accepts those around him, and accepts the world in its natural state. His happiness is related to his simplicity of mind and acceptance of how things …show more content…

He over complicates life, which causes him fear and anxiety throughout his day. This brings us to Eeyore, who is never truly happy with himself. He frets over everything and stays frustrated with how the world is around him. He wanders around sad, unhappy, frustrated, and complaining about everything, wishing his life was different. If he would only sit back and learn to accept the beauty of nature in its natural form, he might be happy, if only for a moment. Rabbit is very calculating, always analyzing the world around him. He thrives on perfection, always thinking thinks through, and getting frustrated when things don’t go how he believes they should. Rabbit has his moments of happiness but that is all they are moments. For once he sees something that isn’t perfect he begins to analyze and think through this imperfection. He is a very tightly wound character, easily distracted, and caught off track. This brings us to Owl, who has to know why the world works the way it does. He’s always questioning, never just taking nature how it is, in its simplicity. Wanting to know why the flower is pink instead of purple or yellow. Always insisting on doing things the hard way, the way he thinks they should be done, instead of letting nature takes its

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