The Importance Of Living

Informationen zum Autor LIN YUTANG was born in 1895 to a mission family and became one of the best-known Chinese scholars and writers. Klappentext The Importance of Living is a wry, witty antidote to the dizzying pace of the modern world. Lin Yutang's prescription is the classic Chinese philosophy of life: Revere inaction as much as action, invoke humor to maintain a healthy attitude, and never forget that there will always be plenty of fools around who are willing-indeed, eager-to be busy, to make themselves useful, and to exercise power while you bask in the simple joy of existence.At a time when we're overwhelmed with wake-up calls, here is a refreshing, playful reminder to savor life's simple pleasures. Zusammenfassung The Importance of Living is a wry! witty antidote to the dizzying pace of the modern world. Lin Yutang's prescription is the classic Chinese philosophy of life: Revere inaction as much as action! invoke humor to maintain a healthy attitude! and never forget that there will always be plenty of fools around who are willing-indeed! eager-to be busy! to make themselves useful! and to exercise power while you bask in the simple joy of existence.At a time when we're overwhelmed with wake-up calls! here is a refreshing! playful reminder to savor life's simple pleasures.

Product details

• Authors: Lin Yutang
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.09.1998
• EAN: 9780688163525
• ISBN: 978-0-688-16352-5
• No. of pages: 480
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Philosophy, Spirituality and religious experience, Mind, body, spirit: thought and practice, Advice on careers and achieving success, East Asian religions, Taoism, SELF-HELP: Spiritual, SELF-HELP: Personal Growth / Happiness, NATURE: Essays, SELF-HELP: General, RELIGION: Spirituality, PHILOSOPHY: Essays, PHILOSOPHY: Eastern, RELIGION: Taoism (see also PHILOSOPHY / Taoist), PHILOSOPHY: Taoist, RELIGION: Eastern