In the novel "The Tao of Pooh" by Benjamin Hoff the reader learns the teachings of the Tao through a character that everyone knows, Winnie the Pooh. Although it takes years to master and understand the Tao, Benjamin Hoff makes it easy of how to live by the Tao by simply acting like Pooh. One of the basic principles of Taoism is P'U, the Uncarved Block. The essence of the Uncarved Block is that things …showed first 75 words of 356 total…

…showed last 75 words of 356 total…lives. So the question is should I have no worries, and live by the Tao? Or fret over the dangers and wonders of everyday life? This answer is obvious and simple much like the Tao, keep it simple. When life isn't simple anymore, the entire purpose of living id lost. We are only here once, so what is the point of asking unanswerable questions throughout it? Live day by day and keep your life simple.