Blog Post #9: Learning About Wu Wei
Wu Wei is the act of non-action or doing nothing. When I reflect back to my life and the choices I made in the past, I question myself if these actions helped me become the person I am today. As I ponder back on the past, I also wonder about the world we live in, the course of energy that runs as time goes by.
One night, a day or two before I turn in my final art project from 3-Dimensional design class, I try to find a base for the sculpture to stand on. I had the choice of creating one out of cardboard left over from the cardboard spaceship project or I had to find a rock to glue on the figure, which only takes a minute. In the end, I ended up making a cardboard base using hot glue to stick the pieces together since I did not have any rocks or other objects that would keep the sculpture from falling over. After completing my project, I thought about if I made the right choice of using cardboard, deciding to make a stand involving effort than finding an object that involves finding the piece with little to no effort.
Most aspects of my life mostly involves little to no effort which included drawing sketches of characters I can think of in my mind while painting works of art with more effort. The obstacles I ended up facing is not having to put enough effort in my drawings and continuing to write my stories I vowed to finish but never had the chance to begin where I left off last time. Another hardship I face is having a difficult time communicating with everyone since I am shy.
Learning about Taoism made me realize how we have to grow to become a better person and how we tend not to take action, to wait how the events unfold in front of us. We take action by changing ourselves to be good role models for the younger generation and to be kind towards one another. The world is a very dark place to live in which is important to help people in need, be humble and respectful to everyone and the environment, and help make the world a better place.
If I were to take Wu Wei seriously, I would go with the flow by focusing on what I needed to accomplish. For one thing, I had to focus on adding the details of the drawing without getting any distractions in order to create a good art piece I would be proud of. Clearing your mind and having a growing awareness is important to complete tasks without effort. To clear our mind, we take a break from a task that is stressing us out and go outside to get in touch with nature. Growing our awareness is imperative to learn about past events and finding a way to improve our world. Developing ourselves to live a good life in harmony is the Taoist standard to become compassionate individuals to help make our world a safer and greater place.
Sources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/taoism/taoethics/ethics_1.shtml
https://www.myrkothum.com/wu-wei/
One night, a day or two before I turn in my final art project from 3-Dimensional design class, I try to find a base for the sculpture to stand on. I had the choice of creating one out of cardboard left over from the cardboard spaceship project or I had to find a rock to glue on the figure, which only takes a minute. In the end, I ended up making a cardboard base using hot glue to stick the pieces together since I did not have any rocks or other objects that would keep the sculpture from falling over. After completing my project, I thought about if I made the right choice of using cardboard, deciding to make a stand involving effort than finding an object that involves finding the piece with little to no effort.Most aspects of my life mostly involves little to no effort which included drawing sketches of characters I can think of in my mind while painting works of art with more effort. The obstacles I ended up facing is not having to put enough effort in my drawings and continuing to write my stories I vowed to finish but never had the chance to begin where I left off last time. Another hardship I face is having a difficult time communicating with everyone since I am shy.
Learning about Taoism made me realize how we have to grow to become a better person and how we tend not to take action, to wait how the events unfold in front of us. We take action by changing ourselves to be good role models for the younger generation and to be kind towards one another. The world is a very dark place to live in which is important to help people in need, be humble and respectful to everyone and the environment, and help make the world a better place.
If I were to take Wu Wei seriously, I would go with the flow by focusing on what I needed to accomplish. For one thing, I had to focus on adding the details of the drawing without getting any distractions in order to create a good art piece I would be proud of. Clearing your mind and having a growing awareness is important to complete tasks without effort. To clear our mind, we take a break from a task that is stressing us out and go outside to get in touch with nature. Growing our awareness is imperative to learn about past events and finding a way to improve our world. Developing ourselves to live a good life in harmony is the Taoist standard to become compassionate individuals to help make our world a safer and greater place.
Sources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/taoism/taoethics/ethics_1.shtml
https://www.myrkothum.com/wu-wei/
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