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>For a long time, the West has accused the Chinese of being lazy because of misinterpreting this term. This statement struck me as odd. Interesting contrast to
by atlas_hugged 3y ago
>For a long time, the West has accused the Chinese of being lazy because of misinterpreting this term.
This statement struck me as odd. Interesting contrast to what I experienced as a kid growing up I guess, since I’ve never heard this before. I always heard the way asshole kids talked about Chinese kids was to make fun of how hard they worked (same way they made fun of the Mexicans like me) and how they weren’t allowed to talk to girls or something like that. I remember feeling like “yeah I know it’s weird man, they say the same crap to me. How is being hard working an insult?”
I blame it on my autism for not understanding at the time. I didn’t know how creative assholes could be.
- atlas_hugged 3y ago>For Zhuangzi, the concept of Wu Wei was not just a way of acting, but a way of BEING. Snoop said something similar: ~It's not just a dance, it's a way a' living. Now if ya C-Walking, ya best to "see" Crippin'~ Great minds…
- gorjusborg 3y ago> Great minds... Fo' shizzle.
- maxbond 3y agoI also think of these lines when I read the Zhuangzi, and it's message to stay grounded in reality and not to over-intellectualize (not to say that's is only message). I don't have time for your petty thinking mind, Son, I'm bigger than [that] Mobb Deep, "Shook Ones Pt. 2" Beyond the walls of intelligence, life is defined Nas, "NY State of Mind"
- maxbond 3y agoOn a second reading, I do think substituting "[that]" for "...those that pack heat, but are scared to hold" is forced enough to be a misquotation. I was mostly joking, but as far as that factually quote from the song, I retract that.
- gwern 3y agoI can say that in all the reading I've done about Taoism, I've never seen this accusation. I bet OP can't name 3 examples of blaming wu-wei, by name, for 'Chinese laziness', which span at least 3 decades (much less 'for a long time').