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Tao Te Ching
by Laozi
PEWDIEPIE'S BOOK REVIEW 2025: #1 - Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
In 2025, I'm hoping to start reading more and hopefully find a new hobby in reading, as I pretty much haven't read anything outside of assigned books in school since about the 4th or 5th grade. I normally don't care for philosophy, but I decided to join in on PewDiePie's Book Review challenge for this year to give me a reason to read and see if I'm interested in philosophy. Since this was pretty much my first experience with this type of book, it felt pretty dense and hard to understand, but here's what I grasped from it: let things run their course. Lao Tzu talks of a sort of laissez-faire attitude for life. This idea of natural order is at the forefront of a lot of it. He is essentially saying "There is a natural order to the universe, so work alongside it." I think the best way this is described is on the blurb on the back of this edition. It says the following:
"If we watch carefully, we will see that work proceeds more quickly and easily if we stop 'trying,' if we stop putting in so much extra effort, if we stop looking for results. In the clarity of a still and open mind, truth will be reflected."
I still feel like I didn't grasp enough of the text, so after I finish the Book Review Challenge I wanna revisit this one (and maybe all of the books in due time) to see if I can get a better understanding of things.
In 2025, I'm hoping to start reading more and hopefully find a new hobby in reading, as I pretty much haven't read anything outside of assigned books in school since about the 4th or 5th grade. I normally don't care for philosophy, but I decided to join in on PewDiePie's Book Review challenge for this year to give me a reason to read and see if I'm interested in philosophy. Since this was pretty much my first experience with this type of book, it felt pretty dense and hard to understand, but here's what I grasped from it: let things run their course. Lao Tzu talks of a sort of laissez-faire attitude for life. This idea of natural order is at the forefront of a lot of it. He is essentially saying "There is a natural order to the universe, so work alongside it." I think the best way this is described is on the blurb on the back of this edition. It says the following:
"If we watch carefully, we will see that work proceeds more quickly and easily if we stop 'trying,' if we stop putting in so much extra effort, if we stop looking for results. In the clarity of a still and open mind, truth will be reflected."
I still feel like I didn't grasp enough of the text, so after I finish the Book Review Challenge I wanna revisit this one (and maybe all of the books in due time) to see if I can get a better understanding of things.