Lynn Hodnett
Ms. Peifer
10IB English Hour 5
April 14, 2009
Our society today definitely has similar values to Confucianism rather than to Taoism. One reason that proves this is true is the use of prison as a punishment for crimes. If someone does something wrong, they are usually punished for it. A Taoist society would just let the criminal receive no repercussions for what they did. This is almost unthinkable in the world today for someone to not be punished for a crime that they committed. Also, today's social environment focuses on always doing the morally right thing. Taoism doesn't stress on its followers to do the morally correct actions, but instead doesn't mention it at all. Nature doesn't have a conscious, only mysteries. Another reason is that people (mostly scientists and the such) are constantly curious and want to know why things do what they do and why events happen. Taoists just accept that something happened and would never even wonder why it occurred in the first place. It happens because that is the way of Nature and so that is the only way it should or can be.
LLAMAS!!!!!
this was at some random farm near New Glarus, Wisconsin
Lake View
when my dad and I went backpacking in Itasca two summers ago, this is the lake that our camp site was on the edge of
About Me
- Lynn
- Hello all, I'm Lynn, as you may know. I take 10IB English period 5 (holla!)and I love to play clarinet and tenor sax. Reading is a good way to pass the time, as well as watchin' televison and hanging out with pals. Some of my favorite words and phrases are kinkachu(a kind of monkey), bodacious hound dog, grun, dingsboom, and happy-go-lucky. However, I am none of these. And one last word 23! I think that speaks for itself.
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