How Chinese see Change differently:

The Chinese have two picture graphs for crisis: 改 变

改 which means crisis, upheaval, change.

But the other picture graph gives a Chinese person a distinct competitive advantage over a Westerner. It adds a level of emotional intelligence that allows a person to quickly adapt to change.

变 means opportunity.

So when a group of people are going through a crisis - you always see the Chinese person looking for the opportunity, while all the Westerners only can see the crisis!

Language really does hold possibilities!

What can you take from this to circumvent your western orientation to crisis?

How can you incorporate this into your philosophy?

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