View Full Version : The Tao of Pooh / The Te of Piglet
The first is very good. Very soothing. Funny at times. I could read it over and over again, because I don't really remember much from the 1st time I read it (not in a bad way).
The second is filled with dribble about protecting the environment and how much humans suck, is thicker, is more expensive, and weighs more.
Post your experiences.
Humans do suck, get over yourself.
Humans are awesome. C-c-c-c-c-c-an't deny it.
Florida Snow
2008-10-27, 05:55
Humanz, the fuk iz humans anyway.
yall a bunch a dum ass redneck piglets wij ya tails tween ya leigz zif ur not vn a species fr chrizt szake . snke in the grass ass devils is what humans is.
lostmyface
2008-10-27, 21:45
i loved both these books. a lot. they are written in easy to understand format an involve one of the greatest imaginary realms ever, the hundred acre wood.
i do agree with you that the Te of Piglet is a bit harder to grasp an is a bit thicker than the Tao of Pooh. but that is where our agreements end.
i found Te to be enlightening. teaching me about the beauty an wonders of the small an imperfect. i think it is a subliminal work an i highly suggest you re read it with an open mind.:)
on a side note did the author write any other works?
I'll give it another shot.
According to Wikipedia:
1981 The Way to Life (Weatherhill)
1982 The Tao of Pooh (Dutton)
1986 The Singing Creek Where the Willows Grow (Houghton Mifflin)
1993 The Te of Piglet (Dutton)
2002 The House on the Point (Minotaur Books)
I want to read The Way to Life but apparently it's out of print. Library might have it.
lostmyface
2008-10-27, 22:36
*face palm*
good call on the wiki search
Gorloche
2008-10-29, 09:24
I picked these up and read them about a year and a half ago and I really enjoyed the first one. It was extremely placid and thoughtful. It was very much in touch with reality, which I liked a great deal. A lot of books that deal with philosophical matters and are geared towards the layman and not scholars tend to be too active with their ideas, as in trying to argue for you to implement them or things like that. This was much more about reaching you as a person. Wonderful book and I highly recommend it to everyone.
I found the second one a bit tedious and boring when he would stray off topic to rant about the evils of humanity. It's like, that's all well and good, but it isn't what this book is about. It's still nice though.
These books caused me to dig up my old copy of The House on Pooh Corner that my uncle gave to me when I was two. The dedication in it told me to always remember what Pooh is like (showing he read it, which makes sense considering the things he has read). God damn, those books are good.