Did you know that there is an "Art of War?" Go figure! Who'd of thunk? Well, there is, there really is an "Art of War!"
The title of the book all by itself piqued my curiosity and I had to know what the "Art of War" is, and how does that apply to the average persons daily way of life?
I'm going to take some time over the next month or so to delve into "Sun Tzu's" thirteen strategies of the:
"Art of War"
Introduction:
I * Laying Plans
II * Waging War
III * Attack by Stratagem
IV * Tactical Dispositions
V * Energy
VI * Weak Points & Strong
VII * Maneuvering
IX * The Army On The March
X * Terrain
XI * The Nine Situations
XII * The Attack By Fire
XI* The Use of Spies
Sun Tzu Wu was a native of the Ch'i State. He was brought to notice by Ho Lu, King of Wu who read Sun Tzu's 13 chapters of his "Art of War" and wanted to put his theory of managing soldiers to the test by applying it to women.
Sun Tzu arranged for 180 women to be divided into two groups with the King's two favorite concubines at the head of each. He bade the women to take spears into their hands then proceeded to ask the women if the knew the difference between front, back, right and left hand? The women replied: "Yes." Sun Tzu went on to say: "When I say "Eyes Front, Left turn, Right turn, About turn," you must do so accordingly." The girls assented. The sound of drums began, Sun Tzu gave the order "Right turn." All the girls burst into laughter, Sun Tzu said: "If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, then the General is to blame."
He started to drill the women again, this time he ordered: "Left turn." The women burst into laughter again. Sun Tzu went on to say: "If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, the general is to blame. But if his orders are clear, and the soldiers nevertheless disobey, then it is the fault of their officers!"
He ordered the leaders of the two groups to be beheaded. King Wu was watching from afar and sent word to Sun Tzu and said: "We are now quite satisfied as to our Generals ability to handle troops. If we are bereft of these two concubines, our meat and drink will lose their savor. It is our wish that they shall not be beheaded!"
Sun Tzu replied: "Having once received His Majesty's commission to be the General of his forces, there are certain commands of His Majesty which, acting in that capacity, I am unable to accept."
Accordingly, he beheaded the two leaders and had the next two in order take their place and sounded the drums, this time the women went through all the evolutions, turning to the right, left, marching ahead, kneeling, standing or wheeling back with perfect accuracy, precision and without the utterance of a sound!
Sun Tzu sent word to the King: "Your soldiers, Sire, are now properly drilled, disciplined and ready for Your Majesty's inspection. They can be put to any use that their Sovereign may desire; bid them go through fire and water and they will not disobey."
The King replied: "Let our General cease drilling and return to camp. As for us, we have no wish to come down and inspect the troops."
Sun Tzu replied: "The King is only fond of words, and cannot translate them into deeds!" After that King Ho Lu saw that Sun Tzu was one who knew how to handle an army and was appointed General!!!
Wow!! This is an amazing introduction that must be broken down into sections. Tell me what's your interpretation? I'll let you ponder over this for the next 24 hours then we'll chat........
Feel free to leave a comment open for discussion tomorrow.......
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