Strategy of Far East. An approach.
Day 3,037, 14:03
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by Patanjali
Oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ
Perception is strong and sight weak. In strategy it is important to see distant things as if they were close and to take a distanced view of close things. - Miyamoto Musashi
See, it is simple. On the plain you should see well and, in the forest you should hear well.
Beside that, only few could see the facts from the future as they are near and to detach themselves from the facts that affect them now.
Here, I presume, you could not consider the force to be the main tool for enforcing a position, a strategy. So this idea: “The best strategy is always to be very strong; first in general, and then at the decisive point. . . . There is no higher and simpler law of strategy than that of keeping one's forces concentrated.” – Clausewitz, is not entirely true here.
I have seen, here, the might of European powers unleashed but with no result.
It is, somehow, like a weak force, could change the world, and a big one will do little damage.
Consider Bose march toward northern India and it’s results. The results was not seen then, but in time.
Still, there is an error that is made pretty often in the east too.
“Men are always more inclined to pitch their estimate of the enemy's strength too high than too low, such is human nature.” – Clausewitz.
To counter that effect, I will give the example of Caesar, in the fight against Pompey at Pharsallus.
The short speech of Caesar to he’s troops was: “There, at the enemy, are food, warm clothes and fortune!”
Not sure if such a speech would have worked to an army of eastern soldiers.
I was not sure before, because here this could not be true:
“It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest. We address ourselves not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our own necessities, but of their advantages.” – Adam Smith.
Here, I’m expecting that, because of common beliefs, different models in education and a different ethics and moral, humans tend to have other values (it is about percentages, because you could find all types of humans all around the globe).
So, for the future, you should keep in mind that: “Successful investing is anticipating the anticipations of others.” - John Maynard Keynes.
Just one more word, about the aim-value of others. Greed.
Now … “However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.” - Winston Churchill.
Here, I’m afraid, we don’t have much to look at.
Still, I will quote one more: “Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” - Bruce Lee.
Who said martial arts are not like becoming … one with the Prakriti ?
If you got it, I expect your comments.
Meri shubhkaamanaaye aapke saath hai !
Perception is strong and sight weak. In strategy it is important to see distant things as if they were close and to take a distanced view of close things. - Miyamoto Musashi
See, it is simple. On the plain you should see well and, in the forest you should hear well.
Beside that, only few could see the facts from the future as they are near and to detach themselves from the facts that affect them now.
Here, I presume, you could not consider the force to be the main tool for enforcing a position, a strategy. So this idea: “The best strategy is always to be very strong; first in general, and then at the decisive point. . . . There is no higher and simpler law of strategy than that of keeping one's forces concentrated.” – Clausewitz, is not entirely true here.
I have seen, here, the might of European powers unleashed but with no result.
It is, somehow, like a weak force, could change the world, and a big one will do little damage.
Consider Bose march toward northern India and it’s results. The results was not seen then, but in time.
Still, there is an error that is made pretty often in the east too.
“Men are always more inclined to pitch their estimate of the enemy's strength too high than too low, such is human nature.” – Clausewitz.
To counter that effect, I will give the example of Caesar, in the fight against Pompey at Pharsallus.
The short speech of Caesar to he’s troops was: “There, at the enemy, are food, warm clothes and fortune!”
Not sure if such a speech would have worked to an army of eastern soldiers.
I was not sure before, because here this could not be true:
“It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest. We address ourselves not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our own necessities, but of their advantages.” – Adam Smith.
Here, I’m expecting that, because of common beliefs, different models in education and a different ethics and moral, humans tend to have other values (it is about percentages, because you could find all types of humans all around the globe).
So, for the future, you should keep in mind that: “Successful investing is anticipating the anticipations of others.” - John Maynard Keynes.
Just one more word, about the aim-value of others. Greed.
Now … “However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.” - Winston Churchill.
Here, I’m afraid, we don’t have much to look at.
Still, I will quote one more: “Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” - Bruce Lee.
Who said martial arts are not like becoming … one with the Prakriti ?
If you got it, I expect your comments.
Meri shubhkaamanaaye aapke saath hai !
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In Asia and all over the world wars were fought for food,women,fortunes.
Greed and wars is not specific to westearn, central, southern,etc.. It was/is /will be found in all corners of the world.
East is not better then west and vice versa, people are similar yet they might have different views on things.They say in some parts of Asia..same,same but different 🙂
P.S.You cannot quote generals and economist from one side and an actor from the other side, instead of Keynes you could have quoted Seinfeld and maybe the results would have been different,or better yet...Life is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you're gonna get next.Doesn't sound that greedy..does it.
I like your anger. It could lead you to a better ... shelter. Use it.
I dont understand patanjali
True, it is hard to understand, Mr. President.
Still, it describe (behind the words), I presume, the strategy of eIndia in this game and her relations with others eCountries strategy.
That's if you did not change it (I felt a wind of change) 🙂
Few (additional) question to help solve the quest.
Should we eat meat to became bolder like westerners ? - Gandhi put this one
Should we return to old values ? ... and give up the dream of becoming a eWorld power. - kind of dilemma that Vivekananda propose us
Should we just play it as 2 clickers ? - I imagine Parabal, eating he's noodles before going to the pool could have asked this one.
It is about the vision on the future of this eCountry, and about the actions and responds we have for it.
What you say, Mr. President, are we to go conquer the eWorld ?
Oh thats for explaination.
Actually all your article using a meaning behind its words. And i kind of confuse for typical article like that but it not mean that bad. But i think its good.
Yeah, somehow eIndia strategy for foreign relations is changed but not from me its started when Pizzarayne in charge and i think its good.
We will conquer the eWorld without war. But make a love.. friendship can conquer the world. do you agree with it?
Hehe, you know the chain of purusharthas (Soul aims) ?
dharma (duty, ethics), artha (prosperity, wealth), kama (pleasure, sensual gratification), and moksha (the pursuit of liberation)
So, Kama will do the job, but not all of it 😃
yeah, in my village, some people still hold this concept in their life,, even they are not hindu anymore.. because as always, we respect our ancestors..