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132: How to Win in Battle, Business, and Life with The 36 "Strategems." The Spirit of Wu.

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Strategies for Attacking Situations

You need to be flexible enough to take advantage of any opportunity that presents itself, however small and avail yourself of any profit. Stomp the grass to scare the snake. Do something unnamed but spectacular to provoke a response of the enemy thereby giving away his plans or position. Just borrow a corpse to resurrect the soul. Revive something from the past by giving it a new purpose Or bring to life old ideas, systems or traditions and reinterpret them to fit your purposes. Never directly attack an opponent whose advantage is derived from its position. The strategy is based on the idea that the tiger is powerful only when it's in its natural environment. If removed from that environment, it becomes weaker and more

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