Bruce Lee (CA to HK, HK to CA) & Miscellaneous Topics
by Michael Sullivan (no login)
Buddhist is often mocked and thought by the West in the US, especially as something that doesn't make sense.
That when you die, your next life you come back as a cat.
Buddhism, through the teachings of Buddha, says that the next reincarnation is at a better level, and then the next reincarnation after than is an even better level. So, how can a human being be reincarnated into a cat--a cat is not a better level. Or if not a cat, how can one be reincarnated into a shorter life expectancy of 7 years, as a mangy, dirty junk yard dog, loud, uncomfortable, miserable dog?
So one always reincarnates into a better level, not a worse level.
Buddhism, I think has no God, it is a flexible religion which leaves a lot of matters after death to science. That is why it is one of the best religions in the world.
Like Bruce Lee's philosophy, it "has no style, but able to adapt". Buddhism is simple. Bruce belived that what was not flexible would soon snap and break.
Finally, I've had enough with Bronx and Manhattan, New York in particular. The people snarl and give prolonged dirty looks when you smile briefly and friendly like Buddha or Gandhi or Lee; they think either you're crazy or a homosexual. All the New Yorkers care about is money and material possessions.
It's true in a lot of places, but LIFE IS A MATTER OF DEGREE, New York has MORE heartless, criminal-minded, unfriendly people.
Los Angeles, California (CA) and California in general on the other hand is the land of Artists. Liberals who often are not good at math and science, but art like performing arts or motion pictures. The latter of which they can make more money than a doctor or lawyer without being either "detached without a personality" or "angry and over-indignant" in that order.
I will make my short pilgrimage today to THE EDGAR ALLAN POE park in the Bronx, a short distance away on 175th street at Grand Concourse, Bronx, I believe. I will meditate on Bruce Lee, on how Edgar Allan Poe, another Bronxite Irish-American artist wrote about a Mohammadan among his other stories and poems. On how I wrote and will write about an international, influential man, Bruce Lee. I will then venture forever to Long Beach, CA, on Wednesday, July 16, 2008, stay at a low-rent apartment and do what I do best--nonfiction and creative writing. Bruce said "do what you do like and you will do it best and it will provide you happiness and financial security". I thought I wanted to be a lawyer, but I will do what like and do best-Art. And in that regard, and influence I thank you Bruce, for your writings on self-actualization. It's influential in choosing a career.
California is not what New Yorkers call them--fake people who get plastic surgery. But like "God" any God, they respect beautiful things, so they themselves try to become more beautiful on the inside and outside. I will move to Los Angeles, Long Beach, Long Beach is within Los Angeles, CA, because that is where Bruce Lee won one of his main martial arts tournments. Plus, minorites are more respected in California (ever heard that saying Move West Young Man)? Many streets in California have Spanish names and New Yorker's don't respect hispanics or other ethnic people as much as Californians.
I don't hate New York, I don't hate anything. I constructively dislike New York. The women here are not really friendly and they're snobby and mean. I spoke to a beautiful girl at a chinese restaurant telling her I can teach her FREE English language, Tae Kwon Do, and Chinese philosophy and she basically said "Thank you, but I'm very busy right now. I have your number. Don't call me, I'll call you". It's been 5 days since- (no word) She'd rather drop hot fried foods in a hot oven than spend some time with a good man like myself trying to help her better her life, withoutr anything in return but a possible friendship and/or relationship?! It broke my heart, especially after she smiled at me, later leading me to believe that the smile was to return for more Chinese food.
At least in California no one will give me prolonged dirty looks. It is the equivalent of leaving CA (San Fran) at Bruce's birth, for HK, then returning to CA (to try acting), then returning to HK to make some influential movies (movies which Like SGt peppers lonely hearts club band, are still being analyzed today), then returning to CA for a brief visit with friends and some of his schools and then returning to HK., before passing to a better level.
This back ward and forward revealed Bruce's flexibility. But remember this, BOTH HONG KONG AND CALIFORNIA are liberal, tolerant, open-minded, artistic places, one within the USA, one near mainland China.
I'm glad I'm going. Please wish me luck. At least no strangers will consistently stare at me with dirty looks (without provocation) like they do here in New York.
Soon I will be in one of the Little Dragon's home state...
Posted on Jul 10, 2008, 8:45 PM from IP address 65.88.88.252