From The Taoist Point Of

The Eeyore Educational System Sees Childhood As A Waste Of Time, A Luxury That Society Cannot Afford . . . Put Children In School At The Earliest Age Possible; Load Them Down With Homework; Take Away Their Time, Their Creativity, Their Play, Their Power; Then Plug Them Into Machines.

"when You Wake Up In The Morning, Pooh," Said Piglet At Last, "what's The First Thing You Say To Yourself?" "what's For Breakfast?" Said Pooh. "what Do You Say, Piglet?" "i Say, I Wonder What's Going To Happen Exciting Today?" Said Piglet . Pooh Nodded Thoughtfully. "it's The Same Thing," He Said. "what's That?" The Unbeliever Asked. "wisdom From The Western Taoist,"i Said. "it Sounds Like Something From Winnie-the-pooh," He Said. "it Is," I Said. "that's Not About Taoism," He Said. "oh, Yes It Is," I Said.

Now, Scholars Can Be Very Useful And Necessary, In Their Own Dull And Unamusing Way. They Provide A Lot Of Information. It's Just That There Is Something More, And That Something More Is What Life Is Really All About.

A Well-frog Cannot Imagine The Ocean, Nor Can A Summer Insect Conceive Of Ice. How Then Can A Scholar Understand The Tao? He Is Restricted By His Own Learning.

Whether Many People Realize It Yet Or Not, Man, The Inferior Animal, Has By Now Proved Himself Incapable Of Keeping His Own Species - And Others - Alive For Very Much Longer. So The Earth Has Begun Its Own Plan To Set Things Right.