The Tao of Chet
Now I'm paraphrasing myself here, but I have said before that Chet's refusal to finish college and enter into a career shows a great deal of Taoist sagacity. Consider Chet's philosophy in light of several quotations from the Tao Te Ching:
“Tao follows its own nature.”
“The greatest talent matures slowly.”
“If you compete with no one, no one can compete with you.”
“Those who enjoy life are wiser than those who employ life.”
“Do by not doing. Act with nonaction. Allow order to arise of itself.”
“Everyone else takes his place and does his job; I alone remain wild and natural and free."
“The world is won by letting things take their own course. If you still have ambitions, it’s out of your reach.”
“A truly good person does nothing, yet nothing remains undone. A person of false goodness is forever doing, yet everything remains forever undone.”
“Beautiful words win some men honors; good deeds buy others acclaim. But the Tao values everyone, not just those who excel. What’s the sense in discarding anyone?”
“The great Tao floods and flows in every direction… aimless, ambitionless, it might be called ‘small.’ Everything in existence returns to it, and still it doesn’t lord over anything. Thus it might also be called ‘great’. Because it has no desire to be great, it can achieve greatness.”