On The Birth Of His Son.
Families, when a child is born,
Want it to be intelligent.
I, through intelligence,
Having wrecked my whole life,
Only hope the baby will prove
Ignorant and stupid.
Then he will crown a tranquil life
By becoming a Cabinet Minister.
Now, I can not resist the temptation...
Roughly when was that little poem written, and where?
Answer - posted 6 Dec
Su Shi (Su Tungpo) 1037-1101) China (obviously)
Quoted translation taken from "The Art Of China" - Jason Steuber.
4 comments:
You got me laughing, thank you.
Between you and I, do you *think* Al does the raising of children?
From his writing of his daughters, he sounds to me like he is a pretty good dad. Does he enjoy it? I suspect more than he might let on.
From his writing of his daughters, he sounds to me like he is a pretty good dad. Does he enjoy it? I suspect more than he might let on.
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