Sometimes winners are the ones who happened to be well-tuned in to their surroundings. They don’t have to be loud, engaging or constantly coming up with new ideas. As any old Taoist walking out of the woods can tell you, simpleminded does not necessarily mean stupid…When you discard arrogance, complexity, and a few other things that get in the way, sooner or later you will discover that simple childlike and mysterious secret known to those of the Uncarved Block…" - The Tao of Pooh, page 12 & 20Īccording to the Pooh philosophy, winners don’t need to be the smartest, the quickest, the most discerning or the most analytical. Beautifully decorated by E.H.Shepard.The Uncarved Block "No matter how he may seem to others, especially to those fooled by appearances, Pooh, the Uncarved Block, is able to accomplish what he does because he is simpleminded. Pooh may be a Bear of Very Little Brain but there are lessons to be learned from his approach to life. Benjamin Hoff’s explanations of Taoism and Te through Pooh and Piglet show that this is not an ancient and remote philosophy but something that you can use, here and now.Īn utterly unique book which makes complex concepts accessible with a little help from Pooh and his friends from the Hundred Acre Wood.
And as for Piglet, he embodies the very important principle of Te, meaning Virtue of the Small. Winnie-the-Pooh has a certain way about him, a way of doing things that has made him the world’s most beloved bear, and Pooh’s Way, as Benjamin Hoff brilliantly demonstrates, seems strangely close to the ancient Chinese principles of Taoism. Rabbit, who had begun to write very busily, looked up and said: “It is because you are a very small animal that you will be useful in the adventure before us.” “It’s hard to be brave,’ said Piglet, sniffing slightly, “when you’re only a Very Small Animal.”
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