I loved the Tao is Silent too. You seem like you’re on the same page as Smullyan to me! Recall the chapter in which three people talk about making an effort—one everything is easy for, one person everythign is hard for, and another is in the middle, IIRC. I took it as different people have different natures, and trying to change those natures is a bit like being the Horse Trainer who harms the horses in his effort to make them ‘better’. Edison was an inefficient workhorse perhaps, whereas Tesla was a more efficient type. But they both achieved great things.
I loved the Tao is Silent too. You seem like you’re on the same page as Smullyan to me! Recall the chapter in which three people talk about making an effort—one everything is easy for, one person everythign is hard for, and another is in the middle, IIRC. I took it as different people have different natures, and trying to change those natures is a bit like being the Horse Trainer who harms the horses in his effort to make them ‘better’. Edison was an inefficient workhorse perhaps, whereas Tesla was a more efficient type. But they both achieved great things.