The Power of Wu-Wei| Nothing Will Be Left Undone| True Wisdom

Once upon a time, a novice farmer indulged himself in motivational videos. He became familiar with ideas like the importance of ‘effort,’ the ‘hustle culture,’ and ‘work hard, play hard.’

After binge-watching for days, he walked onto his farm, fired up and determined to make it a great success. Ignoring the principle of wu-wei, he started by pulling one of the crops to make them grow faster. But this didn’t work.

Then, ignoring wu-wei again, he began to water the plants twice as much, hoping to make them grow faster, but he drowned them instead.
After trying to force his success, the farmer realized that no matter how much effort he put in, acting in opposition to nature was counterproductive. Despite humanity’s technological developments and will to progress, we’re still utterly dependent on nature. Embracing wu-wei, the farmer learned to work with the natural flow rather than against it. He finally understood that true success lies in harmony with nature and practicing wu-wei.

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Keep watching until the end—every second of this video is a step toward unveiling the Taoism insights that could help improve your life.

00:00 - Intro
01:28 - The Art of Letting Things Happen
03:14 - Begging the Insects Not to Eat the Fruit
05:38 - The Soil Returns to Its Natural State
08:01 - Miracle Apples
10:21 - Outro
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