The Thinking Man’s Winnie-the-Pooh

The bear without a brain was actually quite profound.He tells adult readers to stop, look, listen, and learn from nature, animals and little children. Intellect isn’t as important as heart and intuition.

Poetry and Hums aren’t things which you get, they’re things which get you. And all you can do is go where they can find you.

“I am a bear of very little brain and long words bother me.”

 

“Yes,” said Piglet,

“Rabbit’s clever.” 

“And he has Brain.” 

“Yes,” said Piglet, “Rabbit has Brain.”

There was a long silence. “I suppose,” said Pooh, “that that’s why he never understands anything.”

“Something feels funny. I must be thinking too hard

 

 

“Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That’s the problem.”

 

 

Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?”

 

“Well,” said Pooh, “what I like best — ” and then he had to stop and think. Because although eating honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn’t know what it was called.”