As the morning chat turns, Vu warms to a suggestion that, instead of the Taoist concept of yin and yang, Vietnamese culture might be better expressed through two folkloric creatures—the turtle and the dragon. The turtle is tough, patient and perseverant, outlasting adversity. Think of the soldiers in the fabled Cu Chi tunnels, turtles by day and dragons by night, who 40 years ago turned back U.S. forces. The dragon, a fanciful symbol of luck, dares to dream and take action. “If you don’t dream, how can you turn it into reality?” Vu says, his cigar long since stubbed out. “Without action, we shouldn’t expect a good result.” But the turtle, he adds, is important, too. “So do you want me to give you the ratio for Trung Nguyen?” A grin. “I’d say we are two-fifths turtle and three-fifths dragon.”
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 08:24:40 +0000
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