The Tao of Pooh

Benjamin Hoff's The Tao of Pooh was an interesting take on teaching people about Taoism and the ethical views that go with it. I have always felt that Winnie the Pooh was pretty wise in a mellow way. The owl and the rabbit were a bit overbearing in their intelligent ways. The owl was obviously a scholar, but it all seems to be a waste because he does not share any of his wisdom and education with others. If he does, it's usually with a select few. The Tao of Pooh talkes about P'U (the uncarved block), which is essentially the simplest that something can be. Winnie the Pooh is the epitome of an uncarved block because he is extremely simple and lacks any type of complexities. When you try to expand your knowledge like Owl and Rabbit then your happiness and satisfaction decrease. Rabbit may have a brain, but is proved to be limited in the passage of time. It is funny how piglet said that pooh doesn't have much brain but everything that he does comes out right. Keep things simple and go with the flow by following Pooh's Way (Wu Wei), which says that things are as they should be. All in all, I liked the book.