No wonder I always love your writings so much. Yeah, this poem "Guanyin's wispers" reminds me of the style of Li Po's poetry. Pitifully I don't know how to express such kind of familiar feeling.
But being a Chinese, I am overwhelmed with mixed love-hate feelings to Confucianism which is a double-edged sword. Many times the so-called "five relationships" --between ruler and subject, father and son, husband and wife, etc. can really kill people to death in spirit and moral aspect.
Hi Kaixin.
Thanks for the wonderful compliment on this poem, it means a lot that a person from China appreciates this work as I'm not able to read Li Po's poetry in the language it was expressed in, so I wasn't sure I had captured the style to be honest.
I was happy with the poem, I just didn't know how close it could be to Li Po's poetry in style/meaning expressed in another language, through the lens of English.
I always thought that Confucianism as a philosophy was much more restrictive (and about social control) than say Daoism, or Buddhism as it was practiced in China centuries ago. But to be honest I'm biased as I find great solace and acceptance of the chaotic world we live in through reading the words of Lao Tzu, and also through various meditative practices.
Between the two philosophies that originated in China, Confucianism and Daoism, I much prefer Daoism. It speaks to my soul and the focus on living in harmony with nature just makes sense to me.
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