A bit of Taoist thinking

Anabel 2022-03-21 09:01:53

Very relevant to China's Taoist theory, the movement of Taoism against Taoism

He easily killed two weaklings before the first story died

The second story had two near misses before dying

The third story felt bad before I died, still looking at the scenery

The fourth story The young man died thinking he would get gold

Before the fifth story died, I was very happy watching the gophers looking forward to marriage

The commonality is that there is no surprise, it is natural, and it will inevitably happen in the end.

There is also a strong contrast between the strong and the weak

The first is to compare the strength of skills

The second is the strength of social and political rights

The third is the strength of ideal and reality

The fourth is the strength of steadfastness and unearned gain

The fifth is the strength of childish and mature

The sixth is the strength of ego and the way of heaven

In short, I want everyone to be adaptable to the nature of the times

From an educational point of view

The first story

The second story wants to break the rules illegally to get the ultimate doom

The third story should not be too ideal to fit the current situation

The fourth story Don't think about taking advantage of the fisherman's profit

The fifth story others are unreliable self-improvement

The sixth story could not escape the judgment of fate in the end

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Extended Reading

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs quotes

  • Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"): I'd like me a splash of whiskey to wash the trail dust off my gullet and keep my singing voice in fettle.

    Cantina Bartender (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"): Whiskey's illegal. This is a dry country.

    Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"): [points to the other customers] Well, what are they drinking?

    Cantina Bartender (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"): ...whiskey. They's outlaws.

  • Englishman (segment "The Mortal Remains"): They're so easily taken when they are distracted, people are. So I'm the distractor, with a little story, a little conversation, a song, a sparkle... and Clarence does the thumping while their attention is on me.

    Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains"): He is very good, this one. You should see him.

    Englishman (segment "The Mortal Remains"): No, *he* is good!

    Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains"): [shrugs] I *can* thump.