tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post115768298742422880..comments2024-02-13T00:50:40.641+08:00Comments on From Where I am.........Kuala Lumpur: A story of Lao Tzu timesHappySurferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444290549991093661noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post-1158142035792824772006-09-13T18:07:00.000+08:002006-09-13T18:07:00.000+08:00Robin, ahh...a Chinaman is known to be a man of fe...Robin, ahh...a Chinaman is known to be a man of few words. <BR/><BR/>Nothing happens by chance and what is lost may not be a bad thing.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for pointing out about the source of the story. <BR/><BR/>Robin, your detailed explanation for MM, please.HappySurferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01444290549991093661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post-1158062306080277172006-09-12T19:58:00.000+08:002006-09-12T19:58:00.000+08:00Robin, that 8-character "saying" totally confused ...Robin, that 8-character "saying" totally confused Babelfish...meaning this Ang mo is still <I>totally</I> in the dark...The Moody Minstrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16342935635794595909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post-1158033165104632362006-09-12T11:52:00.000+08:002006-09-12T11:52:00.000+08:00btw.. the story if not from Lao Tzu.. although Lao...btw.. the story if not from Lao Tzu.. <BR/><BR/>although Lao Tzu rocks..Robin CHANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12980108678986165599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post-1158033097723007972006-09-12T11:51:00.000+08:002006-09-12T11:51:00.000+08:00haha, this is a chinese saying..赛翁失马 焉知非福which is ...haha, this is a chinese saying..<BR/><BR/>赛翁失马 焉知非福<BR/><BR/>which is the exact story.. Strange, Chinese require 8 words to explain this theory but English need one whole page.Robin CHANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12980108678986165599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post-1157936331226271522006-09-11T08:58:00.000+08:002006-09-11T08:58:00.000+08:00MM, looks like an ang mo (meaning you) has a wider...MM, looks like an ang mo (meaning you) has a wider knowledge of Lao Tzu than a Chinese here (meaning me). tsk tsk!<BR/><BR/>Yes, Lao Tzu rocks! Interestingly, there are some quarters who believe that he did not exist.HappySurferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01444290549991093661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post-1157936019251838942006-09-11T08:53:00.000+08:002006-09-11T08:53:00.000+08:00R Sponge, yeah, quite impossible, isn't it? Life ...R Sponge, yeah, quite impossible, isn't it? Life would be too dull, I agree. Perhaps he's a person who doesn't show his feelings - good or bad. A lot of olden Chinese people are like that. I've come across them - I used to have neighbours like that. They hardly even smiled let alone grinning from ear-to-ear from elation. I can only guess that they must have undergone Lao Tzu studies having come to Malaya from China. Fascinating lot they were.HappySurferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01444290549991093661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post-1157894981625881152006-09-10T21:29:00.000+08:002006-09-10T21:29:00.000+08:00Lao Tzu rocks!!!!I studied a bit of his philosophy...Lao Tzu rocks!!!!<BR/><BR/>I studied a bit of his philosophy in college and really liked it. Maybe I should see if I still have that book. Only God (tao?) knows whether my not having it handy is a problem or not...The Moody Minstrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16342935635794595909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post-1157886517762293362006-09-10T19:08:00.000+08:002006-09-10T19:08:00.000+08:00hmm...but...life would be too dull without much fe...hmm...<BR/><BR/>but...life would be too dull without much feelings. <BR/><BR/>Example: when there 12 petty horses, the old man do not feel happy...when the son fell from horse, the old man not sad. <BR/><BR/>hmm...Redspongehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16342958245336041018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post-1157705697496472542006-09-08T16:54:00.000+08:002006-09-08T16:54:00.000+08:00Hi Ian, glad you like it.SF, yeah.Z, don't be too ...Hi Ian, glad you like it.<BR/><BR/>SF, yeah.<BR/><BR/>Z, don't be too harsh on yourself though.;)<BR/><BR/>Joe, agree. On 'wisdom', it brings to mind a quote that goes something like this:<BR/><EM>Learn from the mistakes of others for you don't live long enough to make all of them.</EM>HappySurferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01444290549991093661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post-1157698554107319962006-09-08T14:55:00.000+08:002006-09-08T14:55:00.000+08:00The old man is wise, and nothing is wiser than wis...The old man is wise, and nothing is wiser than wisdom.JOEPSChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07822845813011316611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post-1157697262619615172006-09-08T14:34:00.000+08:002006-09-08T14:34:00.000+08:00Judging is inborn in everyone, not easy to not jud...Judging is inborn in everyone, not easy to not judge<BR/>I have learnt that we should not judge at all, but after all that, we tend to judge ourselves rather than judging others.<BR/>Do you agree?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post-1157697215489616672006-09-08T14:33:00.000+08:002006-09-08T14:33:00.000+08:00Well said. just like the lotus story in robin's bl...Well said. just like the lotus story in robin's blog<BR/><BR/>seefeiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post-1157690641159249042006-09-08T12:44:00.000+08:002006-09-08T12:44:00.000+08:00That's very profound. I like it...That's very profound. I like it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com