Dragons
After two days lecturing Chinese MBA students on sustainability, I’m reflecting on the China enigma. Should we celebrate its rise or fear its growing power? Dragons give us a clue. In Western myths, dragons are destructive, greedy and malicious. They terrorize communities, breathe fire and hoard treasure. In Chinese mythology, dragons are also powerful, but benevolent. They are spiritual creatures that bring prosperity, good luck and rain, representing transformation and nature’s cycles. China has big challenges, but there is a cultural affinity with sustainability. Is our Western paranoia and Sinophobia because we are projecting our own dragons onto China?
— Wayne Visser
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