Working in the Chinatown area of Downtown Vancouver I am surrounded by reminders of faith and belief in chance, luck, fate, fortune and destiny; it seems a very Chinese, and more broadly Asian, philosophy.
The western world and the English language have their own version though, so the idea of being in touch with, in pace with, in tune with, what we should be doing and feeling is not exclusively Asian.
The English word is 'hap'.
The western world and the English language have their own version though, so the idea of being in touch with, in pace with, in tune with, what we should be doing and feeling is not exclusively Asian.
The English word is 'hap'.
Continue reading Fate, fortune and destiny: a western perspective.
