Jenifer

1) Regarding the scholars in the Tao of Pooh, words that are straightforward could be somewhat easy to put in words, but hard to actually put into practice, because some of them can be only achieved when actually thought about it through time, after some realization of oneself. But, some of them could be about little actions that can change a whole after all, which is somewhat easy to put into practice. 2) From the point of view of Pooh, who is the typical Taoist, he doesn’t quite agree with the scholars’ perspective about education, and how important it is to obey the rules that were designed. He believes it is more of an open-minded question rather than a set rules that decide what is right and wrong, and thinks it is better for the society to run to the way it has been done so far, following the inner nature, rather than getting stuck between the strict rules that are established. 3) I think the message behind the story Cottlestone Pie is, how immoral and stupid humans are sometimes when they are trying to fit something that doesn’t fit, and they even know that it would not fit, however they just forcefully fit it in. The author criticizes the useless actions that are done like that, and rather suggest that it is more convenient and right to follow the flow, and just let the inner nature decide its way, and it is somewhat stupid trying to change something that can’t be changed that easily just upon our will.