Comments on: In This Picture: in Da Nang, Vietnam http://noboundaries.org/blog/2008/06/02/in-this-picture-in-da-nang-vietnam/ A two-year trip around-the-world. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:13:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Andy http://noboundaries.org/blog/2008/06/02/in-this-picture-in-da-nang-vietnam/#comment-2431 Andy Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:20:02 +0000 http://noboundaries.org/blog/2008/06/02/in-this-picture-in-da-nang-vietnam/#comment-2431 I sense another ''Guest Traveler" post coming on, those are fantastic points. And though I'm looking for differences, I keep finding similarities. I sense another ”Guest Traveler” post coming on, those are fantastic points. And though I’m looking for differences, I keep finding similarities.

]]> By: Helen http://noboundaries.org/blog/2008/06/02/in-this-picture-in-da-nang-vietnam/#comment-2248 Helen Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:12:33 +0000 http://noboundaries.org/blog/2008/06/02/in-this-picture-in-da-nang-vietnam/#comment-2248 Yes, I think people are the same human-beingly and different culturally. Even some of the metaphors in languages are alike. In Chinese, we say, (literally translation) the moon is rounder in a foreign country's sky. meaning, yours-- The grass is greener on the other side of the fence. Zhu Xi, a Chinese Song Dynasty philosopher, said, we are all alike in terms of "气（Qi）"-- We put more clothes on when it gets colder. We eat when we are hungry. We all prefer living than dying. We all seek the positive and avoid the negative. It is "理(Li)" that makes us different-- We believe in different things and hold different principles and world views. Similarities make us feel connected. Differences make the world and life interesting. We could see ourselves from both the same and differences. Yes, I think people are the same human-beingly and different culturally.

Even some of the metaphors in languages are alike. In Chinese, we say, (literally translation) the moon is rounder in a foreign country’s sky. meaning, yours– The grass is greener on the other side of the fence.

Zhu Xi, a Chinese Song Dynasty philosopher, said, we are all alike in terms of “气（Qi）”– We put more clothes on when it gets colder. We eat when we are hungry. We all prefer living than dying. We all seek the positive and avoid the negative. It is “理(Li)” that makes us different– We believe in different things and hold different principles and world views.

Similarities make us feel connected. Differences make the world and life interesting.
We could see ourselves from both the same and differences.

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