Comments on: Ho Ho Hotei http://www.skhquest.com/2008/12/13/ho-ho-hotei/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:19:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Klaus http://www.skhquest.com/2008/12/13/ho-ho-hotei/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Klaus Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:48:31 +0000 http://www.stephenkhayes.com/?p=492#comment-58 However ... I liked this story very much ... as it makes me think of one of my last birthday presents - the japanese tea cup with the seven Gods of Good Fortune on it that I received from two of my best friends ... one of them being my Sensei over the last two years. I know them both for decades now. What about talking a bit about the function of the 7 Gods of Good Fortune here? Happy Holydays to you and your dear ones, too ! Regards, -Klaus- However … I liked this story very much … as it makes me think of one of my last birthday presents – the japanese tea cup with the seven Gods of Good Fortune on it that I received from two of my best friends … one of them being my Sensei over the last two years. I know them both for decades now.

What about talking a bit about the function of the 7 Gods of Good Fortune here?

Happy Holydays to you and your dear ones, too !

Regards,

-Klaus-

]]> By: Kevin Keitoshi Casey http://www.skhquest.com/2008/12/13/ho-ho-hotei/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Kevin Keitoshi Casey Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:14:55 +0000 http://www.stephenkhayes.com/?p=492#comment-57 I always find it interesting how for millenia cultures around the world viewed a fat body as a sign of prosperity and possibly power, but in our times and culture, it is more typically seen as laziness. What a comment on our wealthy but vacuous culture that since time immemorial, the difficult thing was acquiring enough food to become fat... but now the difficult thing is developing enough spirit to maintain health! I always find it interesting how for millenia cultures around the world viewed a fat body as a sign of prosperity and possibly power, but in our times and culture, it is more typically seen as laziness. What a comment on our wealthy but vacuous culture that since time immemorial, the difficult thing was acquiring enough food to become fat… but now the difficult thing is developing enough spirit to maintain health!

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