Well, my brother recommended it to me because it reminded him of me.
I had barely even heard of Taoism up until that point, but as I read it, I understood what he meant. My personality aligns with the principles of the Tao (which translates to the Path or the Way).
It’s an easy going philosophy; Following YOUR path to wherever it takes you is fulfilling your purpose and will bring you joy in life. Striving for money, relationships, power, or anything else that may not be on your path, only leads to frustration and disappointment.
Using the Pooh characters we are already familiar with, makes it much more understandable.
It’s been a long time since I read it, so I don’t remember the specifics enough to do it justice, but I do remember that they did talk about Eeyore.
I think it had to do with how his life really isn’t any worse than any of the other animals in the 100 acre woods, but instead of appreciating what he has, he’s imagining an unrealistic scenario of what “happiness” looks like. Since his life doesn’t match what he thinks happiness should be, he always feels like he’s getting a raw deal. If he stopped comparing his reality to a fictional scenario, he might be able to begin to appreciate everything he has instead of dwelling on what he doesn’t.
Again, that might not be quite what they said, it’s been probably 15 years since I read it.
Those are questions nobody but AA Milne could answer. We can guess and hypothesize, but he’s not a real creature. He never had a real life or any real experiences. He is whatever Milne, and eventually Disney, wanted him to be.
Well, my brother recommended it to me because it reminded him of me.
I had barely even heard of Taoism up until that point, but as I read it, I understood what he meant. My personality aligns with the principles of the Tao (which translates to the Path or the Way).
It’s an easy going philosophy; Following YOUR path to wherever it takes you is fulfilling your purpose and will bring you joy in life. Striving for money, relationships, power, or anything else that may not be on your path, only leads to frustration and disappointment.
Using the Pooh characters we are already familiar with, makes it much more understandable.
The beauty of the uncut stone.
How could or was it (actually) be applied to Eeyores particular situation more specifically?
It’s been a long time since I read it, so I don’t remember the specifics enough to do it justice, but I do remember that they did talk about Eeyore.
I think it had to do with how his life really isn’t any worse than any of the other animals in the 100 acre woods, but instead of appreciating what he has, he’s imagining an unrealistic scenario of what “happiness” looks like. Since his life doesn’t match what he thinks happiness should be, he always feels like he’s getting a raw deal. If he stopped comparing his reality to a fictional scenario, he might be able to begin to appreciate everything he has instead of dwelling on what he doesn’t.
Again, that might not be quite what they said, it’s been probably 15 years since I read it.
How does he meaningfully distinguish between this imagined ideal as opposed to an objective profile of his actual conditions?
What does he feel is lacking or being denied regardless of the validity of his evaluation?
Those are questions nobody but AA Milne could answer. We can guess and hypothesize, but he’s not a real creature. He never had a real life or any real experiences. He is whatever Milne, and eventually Disney, wanted him to be.
Fair, thank you