The Power of the Sage: A Tao Poem (How Mr Lao Tze, founder of Taoism is wrong & a commentary on Malaysian hypocrisy)

I found the Tao poem below at this website.
The poem was inspired by the Tao philosophy.

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The Power of the Sage.

You can bribe one who is greedy;
Shame one who is guilty;
Flatter one who is vain;
Threaten one who fears;
Steal from one who values possessions;
Tempt one who has desire;
Break one who is unbending.

The sage is none of these things.
This is the source of his strength.

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Mr Lao Tze (the founder of the Tao philosophy of which the poem was inspired from) lived about 2,500 years ago. Malaysia as a country did not yet exist then.

If Mr Lao Tze had known about Malaysian politicians, the first para of the above poem would only have six lines instead of seven.

Because Malaysian politicians have no shame.

In fact, they are proud of their sinful deeds.
Malaysians, especially the supporters of those politicians, also have no shame.
They not only support those politicians, but make up excuses and joking slogans to show their supports.


Accused of stealing money?
No worry, just make up slogans that trivialise the stealing.
It's normal, what...
Everyone steals.
No shame.

Sex scandal plagued your idols?
So what?
Everybody "eats" outside once in a while.
No shame.

Ohh...skandal "kunyit"...?
The other guy confessed...?
Got pictures?
They don't know each other, lah...
Ohh, got picture together?
It's blurry lah...
Just continue your job.
No shame.

That thief share the stolen money with you?
Yes, I know it's stolen money, but I did not do the actual stealing.
"Tak baik tolak rezeki".
Anyway, we will just lie and say we don't know anything.
It's OK to lie in the name of religion.
No shame in doing that.

God says so.
Where does God says that?
He said it somewhere, just trust me, He said it.
No need to be ashamed as long as God is with you.


Yes, Mr Lao Tze was wrong.
You cannot shame the guilty, at least not in Malaysia.
The guilty has no shame.
They have something far more powerful.
They have supporters who are blind, or religious excuse that can wash away their sins and shame like rainwater on keladi leaves, or thick skins that are thicker than hippopotamus skins.

They have thick skinned hippo angels with angel wings that carry their repentance to God for forgiveness. And why wouldn't God forgive them? After all, they are defenders of God, and defenders of God cannot do anything wrong! 



Flying hippo.
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