When Dragons Debate by John Stormm (good short books .TXT) 📖

the Asian in the solar plexus as the finger jab stopped short on his wind pipe, clearly a lethal combination. The match was over.

 

Jon noticed Yang Thuy, standing in the back of the onlookers. He didn’t seem to have a limp anymore. In spite of the subterfuge, Jon had won the event in true Chinese hero fashion. The Elders awarded Jon the pair of gilded temple swords on the jade stand, and bowed to him and his father. Master Kwang had no recourse but to recognize Master Storm as a full Tong Master, of equal value as himself. He would never be tolerated to voice a bigoted opinion in the society again. The issue was considered officially ‘dead.‘ Jon had fairly ‘killed’ it. Elder Chan approached father and son after the awards.

“You barbarians never cease to surprise me,” Elder Chan applauded the pair, “such a wise father, and a strong dutiful son… so very Asian.”

“Honored Elder, I believe you were the least surprised of anyone here,” Jon remarked as he bowed. The Elder returned Jon’s kowtow, and gave him a sly wink.

“Confucius wrote that a travesty of humanity occurred,” the Elder recalled, “when a man was called, something less than a man, and if he was treated such often enough, after a while, that even he would begin to believe it. I read that classic as a boy. Your father taught me as a man, that to underestimate my fellow man, is not due to his lack, but my own, and you taught that to Master Kwang tonight. The very best of us, will never stop learning how to be better humans.”

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Publication Date: 07-17-2009

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