Winding Back the Cultural Revolution

A generation after the Cultural Madness that destroyed all tradition and antiquity, China is moving to restore them.  The 700-year-old axis was built in the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), when Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan and ruler of the Mongol Empire, moved the capital to Beijing in 1264. Although construction was carried out during the time of an ethnic minority regime, the capital was built by the Rites of Zhou, a book on organizational theory that dates back over 2,200 years.

The Records of Ritual and Music in the Rites of Zhou detailed the regulations for constructing a capital city: the court in the front, the market in the back, the ancestral shrines on the left, and the sacrificial altar on the right. Beijing was constructed following this layout, with the arrangement and functions of the city extending from both sides, all interconnected with the Central Axis.

The Beijing Central Axis is seeking to attain UNESCO World Heritage status. But that is not the ultimate goal. What comes along with the world heritage bid is the revival of long-deserted ancient architecture, the discovery of scattered history, the combination of ancient buildings and city development, and, of course, an attraction for global visitors. China wants to become what it traditionally had been. I would not be surprised if a new dynasty is proclaimed. 

Rain

Winter returned and it is raining again. I spent the whole of yesterday sleeping, except for one correction to the Salomon submittal. I am not fully aware nor working yet. 

I made personal history today. While sleeping, my savings account grew, doubled, and reached my goal. I had adopted the strategy of holding large companies with a moat for very long periods, and it worked.  

The Word Largest Library

 

The new library and cultural center in Beijing is a 16-meter-tall hall with a roof formed by ginkgo leaf-shaped elements. It is special and it is beautiful. It has isolated gardens with a view of the river for peaceful meditation. The Chinese are retaking their traditional place as the main civilization while the rest of us - inassimilable barbarians - are busy fighting each other. 

Dark Feelings

 

I'll have to look inside me and search for why British countryside paintings do not stir dark nationalist, fascist emotions inside me. While visiting museums, my overeducated wife used to stand fascinated and lose her sense of time passing in front of these wall-hanging decorations. Yes, I felt some dark feelings of boredom and desperation. 

The Trend of Today's TASE

The day finished with a 0.5% loss but I discovered the trend: ONLY those stocks in the computer programming area are green (NICE more than 3%) while ALL the rest are in red.  If that is the trend, I should sell all the infrastructure stocks I hoard and buy hi-tech.

Discipline

 I finished all pending urgent projects a few days ago and relaxed my daily routine. Four or five days have passed and now I have difficulties even sending mail. I stopped taking short walks. I took 10 mg valium to keep down distractions and restart working. And collecting the monies owed to me. 

 

Coming to Jesus

The first time the phrase “come to Jesus moment” was utilized was in 1999. It was utilized as “a moment of sudden realization, comprehension, or recognition that often precipitates a major change”.

In the original usage of this phrase, it was secular; however, many people also use this phrase about the moment when they accepted Christ as their Savior and became a Christian. Therefore, “come to Jesus” can have two different meanings; one is secular, and one is faith-based.

In the secular sense, a “come to Jesus moment” can refer to the definition above or it can “refer to that point in time when someone has a realization, becomes enlightened, understands the core values that must be preserved in a situation”.

“Come to Jesus” in the secular sense could be used for any major change, such as realizing one needs to change their job or one who is struggling with alcohol dependency chooses to stop drinking. Simply because “Jesus” is part of the phrase does not mean it has any faith-based belief ties nor does it mean it is orthodox. 

Pic.: President Biden was caught on hot mic talking with Senator Michael Bennet, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. REUTERS