tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607441034503290367.post1656687279182106320..comments2023-08-13T19:25:45.898-07:00Comments on East Meets West: Foolish Grandpa Moves a MountainTeresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831169405732892599noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607441034503290367.post-11179123762944373172009-06-24T13:40:22.466-07:002009-06-24T13:40:22.466-07:00Deep, Murat. I like that, too.Deep, Murat. I like that, too.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831169405732892599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607441034503290367.post-69811935693886179072009-06-24T11:00:05.061-07:002009-06-24T11:00:05.061-07:00Teresa: I like that a lot: that earnest, determine...Teresa: I like that a lot: <i>that earnest, determined people can move the will of the heavens</i>. It's quite radical and compelling - the collaboration of gods and worlds. We collaborate, through our "foolish" determinations, in the redesign of the structure of the worlds.murat11https://www.blogger.com/profile/00663364407992075130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607441034503290367.post-33014141721376641882009-06-24T10:29:42.542-07:002009-06-24T10:29:42.542-07:00Hi Murat,
Teacher didn't go into that much, e...Hi Murat,<br /><br />Teacher didn't go into that much, expect to say that earnest, determined people can move the will of the heavens. She was more interested in impressing us individualistic Westerners with a sense of family. <br /><br />TeresaTeresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831169405732892599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607441034503290367.post-38487713231512544932009-06-23T23:09:21.537-07:002009-06-23T23:09:21.537-07:00At age 55, my sense of time has changed considerab...At age 55, my sense of time has changed considerably: I've seen situations work themselves out only with the "luxury" of extended time, far beyond my younger sense of what time might bring (or not bring). <br /><br />What I love most about this tale is the god of the mountain's concern for Foolish Grandpa. What did Teacher make of this part of the story?murat11https://www.blogger.com/profile/00663364407992075130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607441034503290367.post-32110322555637126222009-03-24T09:44:00.000-07:002009-03-24T09:44:00.000-07:00Hi Barrie, There are a lot of terms from Chinese t...Hi Barrie, <BR/><BR/>There are a lot of terms from Chinese thought that are hard to express in English. They have specific words and phrases describing exactly how many generations living under one roof. <BR/><BR/>Korean, Japanese, and northern Vietnamese culture were all heavily influenced by the Chinese empire at different points in their history. All these cultures absorbed a lot of the Confucian ideals about family relationships, and they exchanged stories.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831169405732892599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607441034503290367.post-33409806282313430032009-03-23T23:37:00.000-07:002009-03-23T23:37:00.000-07:00Teresa, this post was fascinating. I like the idea...Teresa, this post was fascinating. I like the idea of thinking in multi-generational (if that's even a word!) terms. So much more of a big picture. I have several Korean children's books. The fables are similar.Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607441034503290367.post-49885953214515630182009-03-21T13:44:00.000-07:002009-03-21T13:44:00.000-07:00I hope you're right, Linda. My Grandma (Ryder) and...I hope you're right, Linda. My Grandma (Ryder) and I had numerous conversations about her experiences during the Great Depression, and she said that what got her family through was help from family and neighbors. Everyone shared and helped each other out whenever they could, knowing that the next time they might be on the receiving end of a neighbor's help. I think we've lost that spirit to a great extent. It seems that more and more, our society lives by the creed of "every man for himself".Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831169405732892599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607441034503290367.post-33149353618678457442009-03-21T13:31:00.000-07:002009-03-21T13:31:00.000-07:00Very interesting fable, one I'd never heard before...Very interesting fable, one I'd never heard before. In previous centuries, I think Americans had more of a sense of community. In pioneer days, everyone would get together for a barn raising, for instance. It wasn't just family, though, it was the whole community, maybe because we are a nation of immigrants who, in the old days at least, had to cut ties with their families and communities in the Old World. We've lost that sense of community to some extent, but that doesn't mean we can't re-discover it.Linda McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291670592316021851noreply@blogger.com