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Women in China and their Confucius roll: A girl born is characteristically placed under the bed in her Chinese home and therefore her place takes-on the service to family. For a play thing, a toy, pieces of broken pot are put there with her. From this means industriousness for her, to come from her. An offering too is made to the ancestors.[[User:Tim G|Tim G]] 15:50, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
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Women in China and their Confucius roll: A girl born is characteristically placed under the bed in her Chinese home and therefore her place takes-on the service to family. For a play thing, a toy, pieces of broken pot are put there with her. From this means industriousness for her, to come from her. An offering too is made to the ancestors.[[User:Tim G|Tim G]] 15:50, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
I must add "why" this topic appealed to me: in addition to the fact that I feel inadiquate to report on Chinas' Literature, I was raised by a Woman. When Mom is the only adult figure in the home, "raised by a woman" means something different than the traditional. My Mom returned to college after a divorice to get her masters degree. She is 77 years old now and is and always has been the biggest cheerleader of each of her 5 children. My feeling is that a Chinese Woman as well as all Women, ancient and modern, have generally got the short end of the stick in these areas of life- stepping out on spouse and education. I would include career but feel that the road here comes to a fork, one way leading to success outside of the home while the other emphisizing the innate nurturing of a child bringing forth the next generation. I think this crevass, gulch, should never be created. No forks in the road when family could get left-out to loose.[[User:Tim G|Tim G]] 15:50, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
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There are two principles that should come to the wonderful women of China, a boon and vision for all the world: One stems from mating for life of eagles, geese, and wolves. If these worthy animals mate for life, what are humans or what do humans do that puts them in a like catagory or a pure state? There are many religions which aspire to an eternal end of things, why not eternal life with spouse? The second thing is ancestral worship. I don't espouse ancestral worship, nevertheless, gathering ancesters together as if forming a chain or a link to the sacred unit- family is a principle widely ascribed-to. Therefore, is not the role of women in China indirectly or even directly connected to eternal life with spouse and family. I have said before that the woman in China and women world wide have often gotten the short end of the stick. Well, here I infer that grace, service, and honor should be ascribed them and is ascribed them, only allow them the agency to enjoy it(for the government has had its way with suppression.)[[User:Tim G|Tim G]] 12:22, 3 December 2012 (UTC)[[User:Tim G|Tim G]] 15:50, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
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I must add "why" this topic appealed to me: in addition to the fact that I feel inadequate to report on China's' Literature, I was raised by a Woman. When Mom is the only adult figure in the home, "raised by a woman" means something different than the traditional. My Mom returned to college after a divorce to get her masters degree. She is 77 years old now and is and always has been the biggest cheerleader of each of her 5 children. My feeling is that a Chinese Woman as well as all Women, ancient and modern, have generally got the short end of the stick in these areas of life- stepping out on spouse and education. I would include career but feel that the road here comes to a fork, one way leading to success outside of the home while the other emphasizing the innate nurturing of a child bringing forth the next generation. I think this crevasse, gulch, should never be created. No forks in the road when family could get left-out to loose.[[User:Tim G|Tim G]] 15:50, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
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There are two principles that should come to the wonderful women of China, a boon and vision for all the world: One stems from mating for life of eagles, geese, and wolves. If these worthy animals mate for life, what are humans or what do humans do that puts them in a like category or a pure state? There are many religions which aspire to an eternal end of things, why not eternal life with spouse? The second thing is ancestral worship. I don't espouse ancestral worship, nevertheless, gathering ancestors together as if forming a chain or a link to the sacred unit- family is a principle widely ascribed-to. Therefore, is not the role of women in China indirectly or even directly connected to eternal life with spouse and family. I have said before that the woman in China and women world wide have often gotten the short end of the stick. Well, here I infer that grace, service, and honor should be ascribed them and is ascribed them, only allow them the agency to enjoy it(for the government has had its way with suppression.)[[User:Tim G|Tim G]] 12:22, 3 December 2012 (UTC)[[User:Tim G|Tim G]] 15:50, 4 December 2012 (UTC)

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Women in China and their Confucius roll: A girl born is characteristically placed under the bed in her Chinese home and therefore her place takes-on the service to family. For a play thing, a toy, pieces of broken pot are put there with her. From this means industriousness for her, to come from her. An offering too is made to the ancestors.Tim G 15:50, 4 December 2012 (UTC)

I must add "why" this topic appealed to me: in addition to the fact that I feel inadequate to report on China's' Literature, I was raised by a Woman. When Mom is the only adult figure in the home, "raised by a woman" means something different than the traditional. My Mom returned to college after a divorce to get her masters degree. She is 77 years old now and is and always has been the biggest cheerleader of each of her 5 children. My feeling is that a Chinese Woman as well as all Women, ancient and modern, have generally got the short end of the stick in these areas of life- stepping out on spouse and education. I would include career but feel that the road here comes to a fork, one way leading to success outside of the home while the other emphasizing the innate nurturing of a child bringing forth the next generation. I think this crevasse, gulch, should never be created. No forks in the road when family could get left-out to loose.Tim G 15:50, 4 December 2012 (UTC)

There are two principles that should come to the wonderful women of China, a boon and vision for all the world: One stems from mating for life of eagles, geese, and wolves. If these worthy animals mate for life, what are humans or what do humans do that puts them in a like category or a pure state? There are many religions which aspire to an eternal end of things, why not eternal life with spouse? The second thing is ancestral worship. I don't espouse ancestral worship, nevertheless, gathering ancestors together as if forming a chain or a link to the sacred unit- family is a principle widely ascribed-to. Therefore, is not the role of women in China indirectly or even directly connected to eternal life with spouse and family. I have said before that the woman in China and women world wide have often gotten the short end of the stick. Well, here I infer that grace, service, and honor should be ascribed them and is ascribed them, only allow them the agency to enjoy it(for the government has had its way with suppression.)Tim G 12:22, 3 December 2012 (UTC)Tim G 15:50, 4 December 2012 (UTC)