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Ever read Sun Tzu's "art of war". He was a Chinese general some 2000 yrs back and he published the said work.

I m quite impressed by some of quotes from that work

He says 

"All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near." 

How would one go on to implement such a thing in real life. Is this a nice arrow in an individuals quiver along with things like

1. Brown nosing

2. Flatter the one who seeks it. 

3. Judge people's weak points based on what they utter from their own mouths.

For instance : a friend kept his WhatsApp status "I don't want money, I don't want fame. I want greatness". It's clear how u milk this person. 

4. Appear all innocent and naive.

5. Passive aggression

 

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2 hours ago, AjeetSingh2019 said:

Ever read Sun Tzu's "art of war". He was a Chinese general some 2000 yrs back and he published the said work.

I m quite impressed by some of quotes from that work

He says 

"All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near." 

How would one go on to implement such a thing in real life. Is this a nice arrow in an individuals quiver along with things like

1. Brown nosing

2. Flatter the one who seeks it. 

3. Judge people's weak points based on what they utter from their own mouths.

For instance : a friend kept his WhatsApp status "I don't want money, I don't want fame. I want greatness". It's clear how u milk this person. 

4. Appear all innocent and naive.

5. Passive aggression

 

You are from India, the art of deception comes easy to you guys.

You being from "shehar" are the most cunning of all according to people from the "pind"

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1 hour ago, MisterrSingh said:

Waheguru. We aren't treacherous! We honourable Sikhs!

By the tone of your post, can't say for sure if you actually mean it or it was a sarcastic attempt.lol

Srsly though, considering that a vast majority of our lot do the opposite in practice to what is taught in principle, it wouldn't be surprising at all if we're a manipulative lot

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6 minutes ago, AjeetSingh2019 said:

By the tone of your post, can't say for sure if you actually mean it or it was a sarcastic attempt.lol

Srsly though, considering that a vast majority of our lot do the opposite in practice to what is taught in principle, it wouldn't be surprising at all if we're a manipulative lot

Haha, you got me, bro. I actually typed out something else but deleted it.

As for your second para, I've noticed we're great at screwing each other over, but when it comes to external enemies we suddenly develop a conscience and begin spouting religious sentiments, lol. What's that Punjabi saying: Ghar di billi kare miaow.

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On 7/5/2019 at 10:02 AM, AjeetSingh2019 said:

Ever read Sun Tzu's "art of war". He was a Chinese general some 2000 yrs back and he published the said work.

I m quite impressed by some of quotes from that work

He says 

"All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near." 

How would one go on to implement such a thing in real life. Is this a nice arrow in an individuals quiver along with things like

1. Brown nosing

2. Flatter the one who seeks it. 

3. Judge people's weak points based on what they utter from their own mouths.

For instance : a friend kept his WhatsApp status "I don't want money, I don't want fame. I want greatness". It's clear how u milk this person. 

4. Appear all innocent and naive.

5. Passive aggression

 

I collect various books, and The Art Of War is one of them, make sure you have the original translations as well, lol. (I also have Mein Kampf, The Book of 5 Rings and  another book about the samurai.)

I don't think Sikhs judge others as a first.

The lessons from this book should be applied correctly, don't let the book make you become a toxic person, in my opinion  these tactics aren't needed because anybody with a Iq above 5 would know how to deal with people they already don't favor, "Brown nosing" "Flattering" "Judge" "Appear all innocent" "passive aggression"  those are techniques that only weak willed people resort to,  be confident in yourself, deception outside of the battlefield is having a weak spine,  behaving "fake" isn't what the world needs or society requires.

What good would that do to that friend of yours? Just confront him about it, tell him how hypocritical/ego-eccentric that lowkey makes him sound be upfront, be honest.

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7 hours ago, KhalistanYouth said:

I collect various books, and The Art Of War is one of them, make sure you have the original translations as well, lol. (I also have Mein Kampf, The Book of 5 Rings and  another book about the samurai.)

 

why the heck would you read work written by a violent psychopathic dictator ?

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31 minutes ago, Ranjeet01 said:

To understand how he became what he did.

and how do you know mein kampf was not a deliberate lie by hitler to gather sympathy from others ?

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