Sean: So, this is the book that finally overtook the sales of Harry Potter where it too was the bestselling title in China. A modern reinterpretation of good old Confucius' teachings from more than 2500 years ago. As I have said before, most of what Confucius taught was nothing overly academic, but very approachable basic humanistic principles. But over the years, his teachings do fall out of fashion from time to time. What Yu Dan has done with this book is she has successfully refreshed Confucius' teachings and more importantly, make them relevant to today's people who feel they are lost in a crazy world that is changing too fast and overly materialistic. Surely the lessons apply to us Americans too. The gloomy economy is getting you down? It's time for a heart-to-heart with Confucius.
This is Jeremy Lin, star and captain of Harvard's basketball team and a Bay Area native. He is one of the very rare Asian-American players in the sport of basketball at the college level and has been gaining national recognition. NPR has just run an interview with him.
If you don't think racial discrimination still exist, please read:
MARTIN: And forgive me, because this cant be, you know, the most fun thing to talk about. I understand that your ethnicity is noticed by some spectators. I am told that you actually still get slurs on the court. What do the people say?
Mr. LIN: Yeah. I mean, I get Asian jokes and, you know, when other fans try to heckle us, I dont really hear from other players very much. That was more of the case when I was in high school, but in college its mostly just the fans and they say just stuff about, you know, stereotypical jokes in terms of go play the orchestra or yell out beef and broccoli or sweet and sour chicken. And they call me sometimes, I heard Chinese import, go back to China, slanty eyes, can you see the scoreboard. So pretty much everything you can think of.
It has been 60 years since Harvard last went to March Madness, and this year they may have a chance because of Jeremy. To think that such talent and skill could have easily get dismissed because he is not born black or white. Go Jeremy go!
