Zhuangzi is the man who incorporated a prose of constantly changing styles, with embedded verse passages. Many of his works were humors. The poems transitions from wise jokes to moments of profound melancholy and then to tight philosophical arguments that turn imperceptibly paradox. Zhuangzi helped create Daoism, which traces as back as the 6th Century. Daoism is about people living without worldly possessions and resting in non-action. On the other hand, there was not a religion of choice and Tao acted as a universal belief. The people of Tao believe that there is no God, but that the universe springs from the Tao. “The One” is the essential energy of life that enables people to be themselves and live in accordance to the Tao. Later on, Taoism …show more content…
His words are so profound that they have to be read again. This gets his audience involved into the story and makes it interesting. In the “Zhuangzi, Perspectives, and Greater Knowledge” article it talks about the perspectives and how they are broken down. The article states “there is perspective in the sense of “being in someone else’s (or one’s own) shoes”—thinking about a situation as it would be if one were in fact someone else, that is, were in his or her physical and psychological state.”(Sturgeon 3). This quote defines the meaning of perspective and how, in a sense, Zhuangzi used perspective. Along with that, this quote also helps to explain the meaning behind the Discrimination story.In the Discrimination story he says, “If a man sleeps in a damp place, his back arches and he ends up half paralyzed, but is this true of a loach? If he lives in a tree, he is terrified and shakes with fright, but is true of a monkey? Which one knows the proper place to live?”(Norton 797). This quote makes people think whose perspective is the right perspective. Everyone has different perspectives on life and human perspectives are not the only perspectives. This brings entertainment to the reading because nobody would expect something like to be said during the reading. We are dominant characters in the world because we dominate the population of the world .Another point that he says is “Men claim that …show more content…
All living creatures sleep in different environments and live under different conditions. This philosophy goes along with Perspective. All creatures has their own perspective along with individualism that makes them who they are. In the article “A Different Type of Individualism in Zhuangzi.” He talks about how in Zhuangzi there are conflicts between Individualism. In the Article he states“The Zhuangzian individualism is “inward” rather than “outward,” concentrating on individual spirit rather than material interests and rights in social reality. The individualism in the Zhuangzi provides a spiritual space for the development of individuality in ancient China. It also provides an alternative understanding of individual as an existence”(Keqian 14). This quote help explain the individualism and how there are two different types of individualism. Zhuangzi uses both types of individualism in his Discrimination story. In the story he says “Men eat the flesh of grass-fed and grain-fed animals, deer eat grass, centipedes find snakes tasty, and hawks and falcons relish mice” (Norton 797). This quote explains how different animals have their individual taste in food. This would be considered an inward individualism because it deals with food and how to live. An outward individualism is culture and judging based on appearance. This happens within