tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89401478685294559.post6967371214149798608..comments2023-09-23T06:55:11.345-07:00Comments on Tao for Today: RESILIENCYTao for Todayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14034975550246085613noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89401478685294559.post-4252907949410141522009-05-05T13:25:00.000-07:002009-05-05T13:25:00.000-07:00True. It's easier to be a weeble if you live in a ...True. It's easier to be a weeble if you live in a peaceful, democracy (although layoffs, economic meltdowns and other hardships are taking their toll here as well). <br />But stories of resilient souls always emerge from the worst of situations. In fact, the Tao Te Ching was written during the Warring States period of Chinese history - a violent, tumultuous time of grief, pain and oppression. <br />I can't even begin to fathom to pain and strife people must endure in places like Irag, Afghanistan or Darfur. But I think you would agree that when you're pushed down you only have two choices: stay down or weeble back up.<br />Ironically, one of the things that inspired this entry was a web site I stumbled upon about Afghanistan. It's a couple of years out of date but the stories and photographs are inspiring and humbling:<br /><A HREF="http://www.tinyurl.com/de9zwp/" REL="nofollow">Afghanistan</A>Tao for Todayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14034975550246085613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89401478685294559.post-86267058098838551542009-05-05T09:29:00.000-07:002009-05-05T09:29:00.000-07:00The weeble analogy is a good one with one caveat -...The weeble analogy is a good one with one caveat -- where you live. It's a lot easier if you live in a quasi-democracy. If you live in war-torn Iraq or Afghanistan or you live in a country marked by grinding poverty and oppression, I don't think the analogy works at all.The Rambling Taoisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04730292897416827840noreply@blogger.com