Hong Kong Territory

Hong Kong is an international city where East meets West, but whose territory is it? Is it a post-colonial British territory? Is it an American meddled territory? The sovereign truth is that Hong Kong is a Chinese territory. After return to Chinese rule on July 1, 1997, Hong Kong has become a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China. ___________________________________________ The so-called pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong is rather an anti-China, pro-separation movement. The ongoing protests are far from being peaceful. The protests have been very aggressive and violent, reaching the escalated levels of chaos and lawlessness. Political propaganda and fake news are everywhere. Truth has been turned to lies, lies have been turned to truth. _________________________________________________ The big picture is that China is rising, and the U.S. is declining. Uncle Sam is using Hong Kong (and Taiwan) as a political card to play against China. The United States is losing its position of world leadership. Looks like Donald Trump is having a hard time trying to 'make America great again'.

Catalonia

Catalan Parliament votes for independence from Spain (214 Yes, 47 No, 1 Absent). Whether you support an independent Catalonia or not, please do NOT support violence and killing. PEACE !

Marriage (2)

Love without marriage is better than marriage without love. This is only my opinion. You don't have to agree with me.  

For men, here is what the ancient Athenian philosopher Socrates said: by all means marry. If you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.

Tomorrow, there will be many marriages but also many divorces. Marriage is a 50 / 50 win-or-lose gamble.

I first wrote about Marriage in this blog on October 24, 2009. You are welcome to read that, too.  

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Scotland

Scotland's referendum on independence resulted in a yes-vote of 45% and no-vote of 55%. Scotland remains part of the United Kingdom. God Save The Queen, some would say, that the marriage did not become a 'painful divorce', a term used by Prime Minister David Cameron, in warning what the U.K. would become if a yes vote had won.

What does it mean, that Scotland is still part of U.K.? It means many things. For one, although the marriage has not resulted in divorce, it is no longer the same. Cameron has promised to devolve more power to Scotland, but then millions of Scottish independence seekers (the 45%) remain unhappy. It is like an unhappy spouse agrees to stay married and stop seeking a divorce, while the other spouse makes all kinds of promises to prevent the marriage from falling apart. How would U.K. feel, now that Scotland said, " Darling, I used to love you 100%. Now I only love you 55% " ?

I am not Scottish, but if I were Scottish and lived in Scotland, maybe I would have voted yes to separate from the United Kingdom.Why? Well, just look up the reasons given by Alex Salmond and the 45% Scottish population who said yes. Of course the pro-union Brits have their reasons, too, to say no. I bet you the elites, the billionaires, the bankers, the London Stock Exchange, the City of London, the rich and powerful,  and the 1% would have said no.

Certainly the Queen and the noble family would not like to see Scotland go.The pro-union supporters would have voted with much of their head, while the pro-independence seekers would have voted not only with their head, but also with much of their heart. Please don't get mad at me, if you disagree with me and think otherwise. I believe in freedom of opinion, freedom of choice and freedom of speech.

Each case is different, and the only common rule we should follow is to settle any conflict and problem by peaceful means. For example, I am a Canadian, and I don't like to see Quebec separate from Canada.
" What is Canada without Quebec? ", I often ask myself this question. But what then if Quebec really wants to separate ? Then so be it ! They have the right to choose. 

Anyway, we now have a new, or rather a survived United Kingdom. Who are the true winners, the Scots or the Brits? What do you think?

I think the true winner is Freedom and Democracy. There were no bullets flying in Scotland. There was no fighting, no violence, no killing, and no civil war. It was a peaceful process of referendum and freedom of choice. To that, I salute !      

 

Separation

Separation is an illusion. We are all inter-connected. We are different parts of the same ONENESS forever and ever into eternity!

Religion and Spirituality

To me,Religion is false Spirituality, and Spirituality is true Religion.Religion separates and imprisons people.Spirituality unites and liberates people.