❏Isn't self-improvement and increasing knowledge actually making people unhappy? - In the Warring States period of China, where intelligence was paramount, and success could be achieved through outsmarting and even deceiving others, Lao Tzu thought so. He found the happy way of life for humans in the natural and simple life of rural villages, reaching a state of "wu wei zi ran" (non-action and naturalness). Wu wei means not doing unnecessary things, and he criticized scholarship, which Confucius and other Confucians valued, as unnecessary, only serving to inflate the ego. Lao Tzu's philosophy, which strongly denies a competitive society, has fascinated many Japanese people who are lost in their way of life. He sought wisdom for living freely by knowing his own powerlessness. ❏If a problem is discovered in detail after the product arrives, we cannot accept customer complaints, returns, or refunds. Please understand.