1 Kayla Short English 2 12:30 PM Class The way in which a leader governs his country can differ for different countries. Two polar opposites would be Lao-Tzu and Niccolo Machiavelli. They’re both on opposite sides of the spectrum for their ideas on how a leader should govern. Lao-Tzu leans more towards a less intrusive government‚ while Machiavelli believes in powerful rulers. Some of their ideas are shown today in our society‚ some good and some bad. Starting with Machiavelli‚ he says
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I stepped off the plane‚ onto the slick tarmac‚ hearing the echoes of my father’s dry-heaving in the back of my head. Standing in the humid air of Laos‚ the thunder boomed‚ the lightning crackled and the rain poured; we waited restlessly for our ride. As they arrived‚ I vaguely began to recognize the faces of my many cousins. My parents and brother wen in one car‚ and I went in another. Driving rapidly over the unregulated speed limit‚ we arrived to the dock thirty minutes earlier than everyone else
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Issues 18 September 2012 Compare Lao Tzu’s and Machiavelli’s view of “the people”. How does each author’s conceptualization of “the people” affect what kind of government they support? Life experience‚ culture‚ language‚ time of living and many other factors affected Lao Tzu’s and Niccolò Machiavelli’s views on how an ideal leader ought to govern a country. These views‚ expressed in their texts‚ reflected on how these writers perceived the fellow men. Lao Tzu is a Chinese philosopher and founder
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and effect of actions revolve mostly around how people treat each other. Lao-Tzu largely focuses on how a leader treats his people in “Thoughts from the Tao-te Ching”. He encourages those in power to not force anything in their actions but to just go with the flow of what is occurring around them. When this is done and when the leader actively works for peace‚ avoids war‚ and follows the Tao‚ the country is at its greatest. Lao –Tzu advises that the people should be left to themselves and to lead so
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Lao Tzu’s political views are based on Taoism‚ which means that things should be done in conformity with nature. He is against aggression and coercion and recommends the adoption of inaction by both the government and its subjects (Csikszentmihalyi 58). Confucius‚ on the other hand‚ is of the proposition that democracy should be a great aspect that ought to be embraced by all members of the society either as leaders or subjects (Walton 100-101). The two scholars differ in various respects‚ but still
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Lao-Tzu - Journal The concepts and ideas of the Tao-Te Ching may be a hard to grasp at first‚ but that is partially the point. For “The tao that can be told‚ is not the eternal Tao (Verse 1). Those who think they know everything‚ do not. It does not help to know the Tao‚ it just is. To think like Lao-Tzu‚ a person must let go of everything they think they know. Today‚ this is a very difficult task for most because there is so much a person stands for and believes in. However‚ The Tao-Te Ching
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While I may not hold leadership positions that have a “President” or “VP” title in front of them‚ I am a leader by being a follower. Lao-Tzu wrote in the 5th century BC‚ “to lead people‚ walk behind them”. Leadership is not a title‚ but the actions that a person takes. I strive to serve others through every action I take. When you lead by example‚ others will follow. I work to make sure that my actions and decisions are examples in my organizations and communities. By following practices of servant
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“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” (Lao Tzu Quote." BrainyQuote. Xplore‚ n.d. Web. 03 Sept. 2016.) Lao Tzu is letting us know that life is eccentric that there are numerous progressions out there and that we ought to acknowledge them and live peacefully with it. Living in a universe of oblivious euphoria sounds less demanding‚ in spite of the fact
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Per Lao-Tzu’s “wu wei” if you can master the art of doing nothing‚ then you can achieve anything you desire. As perplexing and difficult as it may seem to comprehend‚ Lao-Tzu’s “wu wei” didn’t exactly mean to literally do nothing‚ but rather let nature take course. Act on what nature entails relatively than what you desire. When you do more‚ you attain less so mastering the art of doing less you achieve more‚ one of the major ways to learn how to achieve more is to stop worrying‚ learning to accept
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Lao-tzu Believed in Tao Te Ching: The way things are The Tao is the way‚ law‚ principle. Essence‚ balance of nature 1. The Tao escapes precise definition 2. Tao is intangible‚ it’s energy 3. Tao is powerful‚ humans are weak 4. Radical Naturalism Tao is a force of nature not a force of spirit * Art over science art is wiser‚ deeper * Intuition over logic * Nature over society. Social Pessimism (Escapism) Every society is corrupted bureaucracy society restricts
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