Chinese Crisis
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Daily Wisdom – Motivational Podcast – Day 180 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond
In Chinese, the word crisis is the same as the word opportunity. Now you might ask, how is that possible? These are two paradoxical concepts or at least antithetical ideas. An opportunity is something that takes you to the next level. A crisis is something that may either drown you or possibly cause an issue in your life; something which is important to pay attention to. Yet the Chinese see this concept as the same.
I’m not sure exactly why this happened but my own ideas, is that the Chinese see opportunities sometimes coming out of crisis. When there is a crisis, it’s really not a crisis. It’s actually an opportunity in disguise. I love that concept. There was a scientist who passed away back in ’88 and actually even received a Nobel Prize. He said, “My mother made me into a scientist without ever intending to do so.” Yet he said, “Every parent asks their children, did you get all your answers today in school?” But he said, “My mother asked, did you have a ‘good question’ today?” (more…)
