Questions to think about:
- Would the cook (pp. 29-30) be a good ruler? Or archer? Would you say he represents a Daoist ideal?
- What would it be like to be “Sir Reversal” or “Sir Zitherspread” (pp. 49-60)? Do they represent an appealing ideal?
- What is wrong with humankindness (ren 仁) and responsible conduct (yi 义), ritual and music? (See p. 61 and 62, though compare p. 38 on “responsibility” [also yi].)