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This group of girls are all deaf, and they advocate the rights of people with disabilities. They've named themselves Guan Yin, meaning goddess of mercy. It literally means, "godess who hears those who are crying." That's so beautiful, considering that they're all deaf for one, and that they are activists for people with disabilities.
The performance at the end is like nothing I've ever seen before. I feel honored to watch it.
The performance at the end is like nothing I've ever seen before. I feel honored to watch it.
In ancient Chinese mythology, hell isn't just a place with burning fire. It's really creative and gory, with specific hells and tortures for certain sins. For example, if you bully animals, you go to a hell where you are stampeded upon by oxen. If you gossiped, you go to a hell where they rip your tongue out.
There's more, and they're interesting. I think that believing in these hells makes them more scary, because you know you committed this specific sin so this specific fate awaits you. I wouldn't want to get stampeded on for eternity, so I would not bully animals out of fear.
There's more, and they're interesting. I think that believing in these hells makes them more scary, because you know you committed this specific sin so this specific fate awaits you. I wouldn't want to get stampeded on for eternity, so I would not bully animals out of fear.
This is an interesting article on the cultural differences of Western vs. Eastern styles of child-rearing. So radically different!
West: Ability is inherent
East: Ability is learned
These are the themes that drive the two cultures, and from that stems the following statements
West: If it's too hard, give up
East: It's not too hard, we're just doing something wrong
West: Group and personal achievement
East: Personal achievement above all
West: If learning something isn't fun, give up
East: Fun comes after you've learned it
West: We failed. It must be the kids' fault
East: We failed. It must be the parents' fault
West: Don't feel bad about yourself if you fall short
East: Feel bad about yourself if you fall short
It's so foreign to me! But that's how culture works.
West: Ability is inherent
East: Ability is learned
These are the themes that drive the two cultures, and from that stems the following statements
West: If it's too hard, give up
East: It's not too hard, we're just doing something wrong
West: Group and personal achievement
East: Personal achievement above all
West: If learning something isn't fun, give up
East: Fun comes after you've learned it
West: We failed. It must be the kids' fault
East: We failed. It must be the parents' fault
West: Don't feel bad about yourself if you fall short
East: Feel bad about yourself if you fall short
It's so foreign to me! But that's how culture works.
