i admit my initial reaction to the compact little package i received was skeptical at best. When i saw the beautiful, imposing cover and the superb quality i was, at first curious as to why such detail and attention had been put into such an inconsequential-seeming item.
I was a fool.
Like the wisdom contained within, the size of this book is itself a hidden treasure.
After reading the reviews here, i see that most people fail to grasp the true wisdom of this masterpiece. This is not a book of war, it is a book of relationships in ANY form. The people who dismiss the references to weapons as outdated fail to see that the "weapons" that dull are not swords or pikes, but patience, attention, concentration and motivation. Had our government heeded this advice in the war in Iraq we would have been long done there. Long, drawn out wars, fought afar are unsustainable and a war cannot be run as a peaceful endeavor.
I guess the subtleties are lost on some people. Read it, read it again and then re-read it. Perhaps you will begin to see it in a broader light than simply a guide to ancient warfare.
And therein lies the wisdom of its small size. It fits so nicely in my shirt pocket that I will have it with me for a long time. At least until i have it memorized. Then i will be able to incorporate Sun Tzu's wisdom into all my interactions and achieve victory in every battle i enter.
For those of you who fail to see the wisdom of this great work there are some other wise words you may want to consider...
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt."
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