Yes, I know. I also read the wikipedia and decided on what I would propagate out here in the morass of the web. Did you find anything more substantial about it?
Based on my personal experience of Chinese culture and thought, I think that these "curses" are very much in the spirit of how a wise Chinaman might enjoin a fool toward their fate. The fool of course would not understand the nature of the curse. At any rate, I do believe that we are living the first one, hence the title of my journal.
If ever any Chinese read this, please comment! I would like to know what a person born and raised in that culture thinks.
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Date: 2010-06-04 04:25 pm (UTC)Based on my personal experience of Chinese culture and thought, I think that these "curses" are very much in the spirit of how a wise Chinaman might enjoin a fool toward their fate. The fool of course would not understand the nature of the curse. At any rate, I do believe that we are living the first one, hence the title of my journal.
If ever any Chinese read this, please comment! I would like to know what a person born and raised in that culture thinks.