That was the answer of the man who directed and created the Opening Ceremony for China and the Olympics. He was asked about the scope of the 15,000 performers in the ceremonies (no one repeated), and he replied, deadpan, "Well, we have the people."
Odds are, my next few posts are going to be China-centric and Olympic-centric. As anyone knows me know, I have a bit of an obsession with Chinese culture, history, and philosophies. Hell, I may be an athiest, but i consider myself spiritual, and if there is a spiritual philosophy to which i most adhere, it would be Taoism. I believe that there is much still in modern China that reflects a grander, more elegant time - something we in the West have moved on from.
Say what you will about China - and there is much to decry - it comes from their history and their culture. And never deny what they have given the world: Paper, Printing, the Magnetic Compass, to name a few. We may decry them for not being a real democracy...but of all the nations and cultures in the world, the one with the culture least suited to be a Democracy or a Republic would be China (and to a lesser extant, Japan).
So i'll probably be signing off the next few posts with a quote from Chinese philosophy.
"A virtuous life is lived as water - flowing easily; moving away from resistance or collision; always delicate, graceful, and calm." - Taoist saying
~M
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I heard this saying about a "virtuous life is like water etc" during the opening of the Olympics and have been trying to find the author or the source without any luck. Was that your source also or do you know who actually said it and what the exact saying was? Appreciate any info you may have. Thanks
i heard it during the broadcast, but odds are it can be attributed to Lao Tsu, who was the mind between Taoism (upon which Confucianism was based)
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