I listened to your excellent audio version as I wanted to hear your pronouciation of the Chinese words and it was so very interesting. There are so many chilling lessons for us in these tyrannical idioms. I appreciated getting this unusual perspective, that only you could bring us from your unique cultural standpoint. Thank you! And I will definitely look into the additional writers and resources you mentioned. Knowledge is power!
Thanks so much for listening to the audio version, Amy! I appreciate your curiosity to learn more about the Chinese historical perspective on the subject of tyranny. I think that it's a kind of privilege to be able to draw from such a long stretch of history and apply the "warnings" behind these distilled idioms to our present-day situation. At the very least, the historical references can show us that we are indeed not alone in experiencing the scary and dreadful political changes we're seeing right now. To know that even 5,000 years of authoritarianism was once brought down by determined freedom fighters gives us hope. That's why I ended the essay with the last words by Dr. Sun. They encourage human beings to continue the fight for freedom and human rights.
Thank you for taking the time to explain the idioms! This is a fantastic post.
You're welcome. Glad you found the post interesting.
Great headline😀can’t wait to read this & learn some four-letter Chinese words😀
Credits to you for the headline idea, Amy! 🤗🙏🩷
I listened to your excellent audio version as I wanted to hear your pronouciation of the Chinese words and it was so very interesting. There are so many chilling lessons for us in these tyrannical idioms. I appreciated getting this unusual perspective, that only you could bring us from your unique cultural standpoint. Thank you! And I will definitely look into the additional writers and resources you mentioned. Knowledge is power!
Thanks so much for listening to the audio version, Amy! I appreciate your curiosity to learn more about the Chinese historical perspective on the subject of tyranny. I think that it's a kind of privilege to be able to draw from such a long stretch of history and apply the "warnings" behind these distilled idioms to our present-day situation. At the very least, the historical references can show us that we are indeed not alone in experiencing the scary and dreadful political changes we're seeing right now. To know that even 5,000 years of authoritarianism was once brought down by determined freedom fighters gives us hope. That's why I ended the essay with the last words by Dr. Sun. They encourage human beings to continue the fight for freedom and human rights.
Fascinating!! And so powerful. I want to go back now and listen.
Thank you so much for spending time here and for listening! I wonder what you think about the sound and meanings of the Chinese words :0)
I enjoyed listening to your voice and how it made the idioms more powerful. Well done and thank you.
Many thanks, Paulette, for your reflections and appreciation! I really appreciate them and YOU.🥹💕
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