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title: "The Importance Of Living"
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# The Importance Of Living

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The Importance Of Living

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    Some wisdom and folly from 1939
  

*by G***H on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 24, 2012*

Lin Yutang was unlucky in his choice of the year to publish "The Importance of Living" -- 1939.  This was the period of "The Gathering Storm," yet the author chose to make a "witticism" about the money Britain was spending on rearmament.  He also seems to have felt that Russia was doing just fine, although it had a minor problem with Stalin.  And he thought that Chinese wisdom and humor would see them through the years of crisis.The horror of what happened surpassed his imagination.  Britain was not spending ENOUGH on rearmament, Stalin had yet to be revealed as the monster he was, and the Chinese fell victim to a megalomaniac, mass-murdering peasant named Mao, despite their wisdom and humor.Putting all this to one side, there is a lot of stuff in here to consider, and consider seriously.  The Chinese philosophical and poetic tradition largely considers "wealth" and "fame" to be giant humbugs.  And here we arrive at the importance of living.  LIVING!  So many people decide to work 14 hours a day, 7 days a week, in the hopes of gaining wealth or fame, that they never have time for themselves, where they can actually be lazy, smell the roses, and enjoy the real pleasures of life: raising children, a good meal, and drinking wine with friends.Later on, the author has a long section on marriage and raising children, which is obviously one of the most important things any society can do.  But he does not seem to put his two halves together: women will not typically marry a penniless poet who enjoys drinking wine with friends.  They may not want the man working 14 hours a day, but they will insist on a man who will stick with them and their children, and put food in their mouths.In any case, I hope I have given you a taste of the many topics covered in this book.  Some of the discussions can be instantly dismissed because of history, but a number of them call for serious thought.

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    A TRULY GREAT INSIGHT INTO LIVING A GOOD LIFE
  

*by R***K on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 16, 2010*

If your bookshelf can take the weight, get a hardbound edition circa the 1930's. This is the kindof book you'll want to revisit again and again; just open and read anything and you'll say 'yesss'. . .If you like what's written, learn about 'Wabi-Sabi' too, the Japanese equivalent to the Chinese philosophic values of simplicity and essential living. This Japanese rendition orients (untended pun) Wabi-Sabi to graphics... then carries it through to life.
  
Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers







  
  
    . Their famous tea ceremony exemplifies the beauty of purity and simplicity, as does Yutang in this fine book.Amazon offers three pages of books regarding Wabi-Sabi; some are 'decorative'coffee-table books and most of those are rather superficial. Shop carefully.Another Wabi-Sabi book I much appreciate is 
  
In Praise of Shadows







  
  
    . Delving into both Chinese and Japanese perspectives is not redundant; the differences just go to give further depth and understanding. Oh: The only Western take on 'less is more' thinking which occurs to me is via Mies Van Der Rohe, a noted architect; that 'less is more' line is his.Americans especially, with their yen (another pun, intended) for embellishment/ego-centric fashionsaimed at impre$$ing others would benefit greatly by the concepts of Lin Yutang and Wabi-Sabi.Another point: Elsewhere at Amazon, the author credited is 'John Day'; actually, the reference is the John Day Company; publishers (maybe  of this fine book in the 1930s; hope that misinformation will be straightened out... LIN YUTANG should be credited with this masterpiece.

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    Was ok
  

*by J***4 on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 24, 2013*

Lin Yutang was no doubt an interesting fellow, but very long winded. After reading Tom Hodgekinsons books about idleness and freedom, I was interested in this book because it was mentioned a lot by Tom. Not nearly an easy read and I wish it could be shortened by at least a half. Much of what he said makes sense but I wish it was more of  how one should live and less of ramblings not pertaining to living. All in all, its ok. Would definitely recommend Freedom manifesto and How to be idle by Tom hodgekinson

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