When going through the poems on pages 40 through 80 I think that this one stuck out to me the most, and I thought it had some very interesting relations to the government and the state of our nation today. I thought that the first half of the poem especially stood out. The poem is a very simple one, but I think its very important one for people to read. It starts being giving good traits that certain people should strive to have. It says the accomplished person is not aggressive, the god soldier is not hot tempered, the best conqueror does not engage the enemy, the most effective leader takes the lowest place. I think that this is a great couple of lines for anyone in a position of authority to read. This especially relates to many of the actions taking place throughout our government and different positions of authority. I think that the good soldier can be taken into consideration not just be soldiers, but especially by most police. Obviously the most effective leader needs to be seen by most people in government, but I think its a good mind set for anyone to have. All of these relate a lot to the question posed in class today on whether Confucianism or Taoism is more relevant today, as I think a lot of the passages in this book are still very much relatable today.
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