Chang-Tzu 369-286 BCE

This speech was very interesting to me in the way that he look upon certain things. I loved when he said, "Everything has its that, Everything has its this". He then goes on to talk about this and that. He then concludes by saying , " so I say, the best thing to use is clarity". I think so many people get caught up in thinking about things when in actuality they are simple. I love how he says, " what is acceptable we call acceptable, what is unacceptable we call unacceptable". He puts things in such simple terms that it is easy to understand. I thought some of the things that he said were very profound. He said, There is a beginning. There is not yet beginning to be a beginning. There is not yet beginning to be a not yet beginning to be not yet a beginning". I think he is trying to prove that things are what they are. We as individuals make things more complicated then they really are. We just need to step back and see things in the bigger picture in clear view. When he said, " I want to speak some reckless words and I want you to listen to them recklessly". I think this saying really goes to prove that we hear things and they are what they are. We dont need to transform them into something greater. Everything comes in a certain form for a reason. Take what you hear, learn form it but dont try to transform it. As we make things more simple life will be easier as it will be easier to comprehend things and grow.