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ated for thousands of years if not longer. Every twelve years, people will pull up the poster of a tiger running down the mountain, feel strong and hopeful.Being old doesn’t mean dying early. Something will beat the time, always dominate. Fifty years ago, a campaign was launched in China to denounce the ancient thinker Confucious for “cowardly obedience” and “anti-revolution”. His books were burned, statues toppled. Today, Confucious is one of the brightest figures in Chinese culture, his words reach out far beyond the border.Defying tradition has made America a land of freedom and rebellion. But sometimes it baffles me seeing it become a trend to subvert anything traditional. The Covid has been a large catalyst. The world hasn’t been plagued for hundreds of years. A global pandemic not only wreaked havoc but also triggered deep-buried thoughts. Wearing mask? A plot by the government for mass control. Getting vaccinated? The big pharma is making dirty money. Mandate? A Hollywood-style conspiracy.However, “When you see the first asshole in the morning. He is the asshole. When you come back in the evening believing everyone you saw today was an asshole. You are the asshole.”I came from a country where people are taught “don’t talk to strangers”, spitting on the street is still common, jumping the line is widely tolerated. They know they are doing the wrong thing, they just want to get by through good luck.Although the world often teases the American manner, living here I feel blessed every day by the decorum and respect in the public. We smile and say hello to ev

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eryone we come across in the park; we never worry about the line being cut; we hold our voices while talking in the public. The seniors always get help on the street.But the Covid’s got me to rethink what good behavior means, how bad a bad behavior can be. People are ignoring the public health and social rules while claiming they are doing the right thing. “The numbers of hospitalization have been made up.” “The health experts have been corrupted.” Yes, there is dark hidden in the system. But risking other people’s lives in public by denying masks and vaccination, it’s the darkest behavior I have ever seen for many years. It’s a contagious, fatal virus, for God’s sake.More terrifying of all, they claim they are doing the right thing.<blockquote id="4b6e">People peeing on the street.</blockquote><blockquote id="8a7b">Before. “This is bad. But I might be able to escape this time.”</blockquote><blockquote id="8848">Now. “I am doing the right thing. No one has the right to stop me.”</blockquote>Hitler thought he was doing the right thing. Chairman Mao thought he was doing the right thing. They were not trying to escape as they believed they were doing the right thing. They both killed tens of millions of people.What’s really bad? Who is more dangerous?We really need a year of the tiger. Something that is damn old, but holds primitive power. Whether it’s the snobs that want to get by through good luck, or the man that puts self-righteousness above the common good, a tiger running down the mountain will crush them all.</article></body>

The Year of The Tiger

Something is damn old, but they are still powerful. Like a tiger running down the mountain.

Picture created by the author with Canva

Believe it or not, we have entered the year of the tiger. In the Chinese zodiac, the tiger is brave, strong, and dominant. It’s the king of all beasts.

The last year was the Ox. Not a bad animal at all. But let’s reminisce about the time we passed in 2021and hate it with a passion for all the mean things it did to us. Drudgery and forbearance, they are the Ox’s traits that we bore in 2021. Many of us.

The tiger is definitely more daring, therefore, more hopeful. The artists have a penchant to draw the tiger in the pose of running down the mountain — crushing everything on its path.

Suddenly I feel we need a year of the tiger more than ever. I want to crush it all and wield pure power like a tiger. Admittedly, the new techs have helped us get through the past two years like never before, mask, Zoom, DoorDash, fast test, vaccine, and so on. But in the end, I yearn for the most primitive strength — a tiger running down the mountain.

“A zodiac tiger?” someone might sneer. Within decades, though, the Covid will become a history, along with the technologies used to tackle it. But the Lunar New Year will be celebrated for thousands of years if not longer. Every twelve years, people will pull up the poster of a tiger running down the mountain, feel strong and hopeful.

Being old doesn’t mean dying early. Something will beat the time, always dominate. Fifty years ago, a campaign was launched in China to denounce the ancient thinker Confucious for “cowardly obedience” and “anti-revolution”. His books were burned, statues toppled. Today, Confucious is one of the brightest figures in Chinese culture, his words reach out far beyond the border.

Defying tradition has made America a land of freedom and rebellion. But sometimes it baffles me seeing it become a trend to subvert anything traditional. The Covid has been a large catalyst. The world hasn’t been plagued for hundreds of years. A global pandemic not only wreaked havoc but also triggered deep-buried thoughts. Wearing mask? A plot by the government for mass control. Getting vaccinated? The big pharma is making dirty money. Mandate? A Hollywood-style conspiracy.

However, “When you see the first asshole in the morning. He is the asshole. When you come back in the evening believing everyone you saw today was an asshole. You are the asshole.”

I came from a country where people are taught “don’t talk to strangers”, spitting on the street is still common, jumping the line is widely tolerated. They know they are doing the wrong thing, they just want to get by through good luck.

Although the world often teases the American manner, living here I feel blessed every day by the decorum and respect in the public. We smile and say hello to everyone we come across in the park; we never worry about the line being cut; we hold our voices while talking in the public. The seniors always get help on the street.

But the Covid’s got me to rethink what good behavior means, how bad a bad behavior can be. People are ignoring the public health and social rules while claiming they are doing the right thing. “The numbers of hospitalization have been made up.” “The health experts have been corrupted.” Yes, there is dark hidden in the system. But risking other people’s lives in public by denying masks and vaccination, it’s the darkest behavior I have ever seen for many years. It’s a contagious, fatal virus, for God’s sake.

More terrifying of all, they claim they are doing the right thing.

People peeing on the street.

Before. “This is bad. But I might be able to escape this time.”

Now. “I am doing the right thing. No one has the right to stop me.”

Hitler thought he was doing the right thing. Chairman Mao thought he was doing the right thing. They were not trying to escape as they believed they were doing the right thing. They both killed tens of millions of people.

What’s really bad? Who is more dangerous?

We really need a year of the tiger. Something that is damn old, but holds primitive power. Whether it’s the snobs that want to get by through good luck, or the man that puts self-righteousness above the common good, a tiger running down the mountain will crush them all.