Cardinal virtues in Confucianism are social The most prominent ones are benevolence, love, and compassion for the well-being of others; righteousness; and politeness in interpersonal relationships (Hwang, 2001, 2006; Zhang & Veenhoven, 2008) According to Confucius, non-virtuous people cannot endure hardships in life for a long time and cannot maintain a constant state of mind, even if they have material wealth (Ivanhoe, 2013) Unlike Confucius, Zhuangzi, the Daoist philosopher of Taoism, did not believe that wealth and power could lead to true contentment and peace (Ivanhoe, 2013) He believed that the followers of Dao should abandon their pointless quest for power, wealth, and prestige and all the goods associated with happiness Zhuangzi suggested people can this by fasting and forgetting, in that they will empty their hearts and minds of these seductive but toxic goals Zhuangzi claimed socialization cuts off and alienates people from the great Dao According to Zhuangzi, the real purpose of life is to remain committed to Dao and to live a life characterized by free and easy wandering (Zhuangzi, 1964) This allows followers of Dao to lose themselves and remain secure in the comfort of the rhythms of the Dao He advocated that the core principle of Taoism is non-action, Wu Wei, a principle that asks men to act effortlessly and spontaneously, allowing things to take their own course with little interference (Chan, 1963; Peng, Spencer-Rodgers, & Nian, 2006) Taoism highly values contentment and peace, achieved by understanding the basic principles of Taoism This understanding includes the two poles principle, which is the interaction of yin and yang, where yin is negative, passive, and feminine and yang is 51