The Tao of Tuesday

 

I have been reading Benjamin Hoff's The Tao of Pooh which is such a gentle book. It is a sweet way to teach a complicated philosophical concept which those of us in the West have trouble grasping because we are too much in a hurry and too materialistic to enjoy the simplicity of the concepts behind Taoism.

There are a few people in the public eye right now who need to learn a more gentle concept and also learn that they are responsible for themselves. Vivica A. Fox drives while drunk and goes into a tirade against the policeman who arrests her and calls him racist. Issiah Washington screams racism because his contract wasn't renewed. Brittany Spears goes into a rage against her mother for getting her into rehab to face her problems.

Not one of the three people mentioned stops to realize that they are responsible for their own behavior and the consequences of their own action. Racism didn't make Vivica drive while drunk. Racism didn’t cause Issiah to try and choke Patrick Dempsey and call TR a faggot. Lynn wasn't responsible for Brittany out drinking herself senseless and showing herself without underwear.

I get tired of people blaming everybody else for their own faults. We are responsible for our own actions and we need to take responsibility for what we do. Vivica needs to stop drinking and driving. Issiah needs to get real help in controlling his rotten temper. Brittany needs to realize she is a mother and get professional help to learn how to deal with her own problems.

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