I bade farewell to the ancient
Chinese civilization years ago with a heavy heart. To the aesthetic and
sensibility of its literature, to the wisdom of its philosophers and thinkers, to
the moral values of its educators. They are all history.
The people who claim lineage
to this ancient civilization emulate very little of its greatness and wisdom.
The recent ugly behaviour of
the Chinese relatives over the tragedy of the Malaysian airline MH 370 is again
a reaffirmation of the fact that the greatness and the wisdom of the once awesome
civilization that humbles me, is dead. Killed by the ideal of communism. And executed
ruthlessly by its very own official descendents.
The Chinese may continue to capitalize
on their ancient civilization for their tourism or immerse in the past glory of
their ancestors. But the world has moved on since and there is no succession to
the ancient civilization or the intention to bring the greatness to another new
height.
And at one point in history,
ancient China
was once revered as the country of rites and etiquette.
