To Buddha, the second figure in the painting, life on earth was bitter, filled with attachments and desires that led to suffering.

Without difficulties, life would be like a stream without rocks and curves – about as interesting as concrete. Without problems, there can be no personal growth, no group achievement, no progress of humanity. But what mattes about problems is what one does with them.

While Eeyore frets ... ... and Piglet hesitates ... and Rabbit calculates ... and Owl pontificates ...Pooh just is.

I think, therefore I am confused.

Through working in harmony with life's circumstances, Taoist understanding changes what others may percieve as negative into something positive.

Those who think that the rewarding things in life are somewhere over the rainbow 'burn their toast a lot,' said Pooh

The wise know their limitations; the foolish do not.