description: Savour life s beauty,it s endless fascination,and it s slow,sure,simple pleasures while reading this seventy year old classic. In an era when we are overwhelmed with wake-up calls,this wise and timeless book is more relevant than ever before. A bestseller when it was first published in 1937,The Importance of Living has been a claasic for over seventy years.Inteneded as a rmedy for the rapid pace of todays s world.Lin Yutang s book is a brilliant distillation of ancient Chinese inaction as much as action,invoke humour to maintain a healthy attitude,and never forget that there will always be plenty of fools around who are willing-indeed eager-to be busy,to make themselves useful,and to exercise power while you savour the simple joy of existence.
language: English
title: The Importance of Living
titlecomplete: The Importance of Living
genres: Essays, Nonfiction, Self Help, Philosophy, Literature, Personal Development, Chinese Literature, Classics, China, Spirituality
ratings_count: 1327
publisher: Jaico Publishing House