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	May you live in interesting times - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		May you live in interesting times is a phrase that is often quoted as being the English translation of an ancient Chinese proverb and curse.
		Other sources contend that it may be related to the Chinese proverb, It's better to be a dog in a peaceful time than be a man in a chaotic period.
		It is often argued that the word interesting is meant to be a synonym for turbulent or dangerous, while others suggest that no such similarity is necessary for the statement to be imposing.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/May_you_live_in_interesting_times (363 words)

	kiad: May you live in interesting times
		I was told that "interesting" in the context of this particular ancient chinese proverb meant 'dangerous' or 'turbulent'; therefore, the entire phrase is a curse.
		It could also be understood that interesting is equal to drama, and the neverending wars, terror, fear mongering culture that we all seem to live in worldwide is fulfillment of these 'interesting' times we now 'cursed' to live in.
		For a long time now I have understood it in more the proverbial sense—difficulties are part of what makes life interesting, so the best attitude is to accept it; if someone were to say it to me, I would receive it as a blessing.
	kiad.livejournal.com /421724.html (1066 words)

	Column15
		I recently received a request from the PBS television show, "Newshour with Jim Lehrer," to verify the original source of the Chinese proverb, "May you live in interesting times." Newshour was told that in this context, "interesting" means dangerous or turbulent; therefore, the whole phrase is something of a curse.
		The point of the phrase has long been meant to be ironic: on first glance, "interesting times" should be good times to live in, so stating it as a curse adds the sense of irony.
		Hence, the "curse" that you live in "interesting" times.
	www.chinasprout.com /html/column15.html (478 words)

	Interesting Times - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Interesting Times is the seventeenth novel in the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett.
		The title of this book was inspired by the phrase May you live in interesting times.
		At the same time, Cohen and his Silver Horde infiltrate the city, and penetrate the Forbidden City, home of the Emperor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Interesting_Times (852 words)

	May You Live In Interesting Times
		Guzzled wine and a few sips of ale, however, may have had their toll on the youth, since with that bartered moment what he thinks of to say is so simple: "Intentions, sir?" Again his gaze dashes toward Kassima, looking for translation instead of salvation this time, a little eased by her encouraging ribbing.
		She thrums a low contralto note that may be better felt than heard, innermost lids slipping shut in simple draconic contentment.
		She knew where you were to go some time ago, but could not speak to yours of it.
	www.filidh.org /~kassima/logs/vlanotap.htm (7109 words)

	The Washington Monthly
		The idea behind "interesting times" was harmony, that if a ruler was virtuous, and set a good example, than the people would be virtuous, and all would be in harmony, and order would be stable.
		"May you live in interesting times" occurs in Ernest Bramah's The Wallet of Kai Lung (1900), a series of tales set in an imaginary version of China, which most likely gave rise to the belief that the phrase is genuinely Chinese.
		The funniest are those asserting "may you live in interesting times" is a Chinese blessing (not a curse).
	www.washingtonmonthly.com /archives/individual/2005_09/007110.php (4625 words)

	CTHB: Origin of "May you live in interesting times."
		While trying to find the "latter portion" of the oft-used phrase, "May you live in interesting times," I discovered that there is a strong enough argument that it isn't Chinese in origin, as it is often attributed.
		Stephen DeLong of the University of Albany has an interesting article mapping his own adventures in trying to determine the origin of the phrase.
		By the way, the full phrase that I had originally set out to find is "May you live in interesting times and attract the attention of important people," attributed to Keith Henson.
	www.cthb.org /archives/2004/02/origin_of_may_y.html (149 words)

	Circuit Traces: May You Live in Interesting Times
		Dramatic derailings of electrical current were hardly unknown in the early twenty-first century-"flouts," and the less spectacular "brownouts," had occurred at intervals for several decades, often during periods of extreme weather conditions-but a disparate, synchronous pair of crashes was completely, frighteningly new.
		Prime Minister Ingrid Andersen originated the term "organic nationalism" in proposing the idea; its purpose was both to eliminate the risk of another Dark Friday and to "wean the state from its data gluttony," in her words.
		At the same time there existed in the private rooms and public parks of the silicon states-within the hearts and minds of those same individuals who were the source of all the info-fortune-what Gedi called "a secret hysteria," a largely unspoken and unacted-upon concern over the transience and cacophony of their world.
	www.ctraces.com /Circuit_Traces/CT3_2/fiction/case.html (2132 words)

	II :: The Analyst - May you live in interesting times
		This may appear to be stating the obvious but it is an important starting point for any discussion about world growth and its impact on equity markets.
		It is possible that in a low inflation, low interest rate environment that profits growth may be a more important factor in determining the return on equities as an asset class, than changes in valuation based on interest rates.
		This may be part of the move away from valuation as a primary determinant of stock market returns or may mean the global secular bull market that started in the early 1980s is over.
	www.investmentinternational.com /theAnalyst/inter.htm (1444 words)

	May You Live In Interesting Times
		Assume the mocking tone of the commentator writing in the New York Times Magazine last week, when he suggested that the Chinese should pay American consumers to consume the products that they were making which we were no longer able to make.
		This notion, first practiced in the 1980's when "local content" legislation swept the country may have worked in persuading Japanese auto manufacturers to relocate vast plants here (that and the propensity of Southerners to work for cheaper wages than their Japanese counterparts, let us not forget!).
		It is true that future jobs in this area may be foreclosed for Americans, especially those Americans at the bottom of the rung that, theoretically, could be trained to assume back office and less complex jobs.
	www.larta.org /lavox/articlelinks/2003/030825_times.asp (1344 words)

	For The Birds DVM: Articles: May You Live in Interesting Times
		When personally motivated by the insights that come with living with a parrot, the pet bird owner is often open to expanding their commitment from their individual pet to the plight of parrots in the wild.
		There is often a complete lack of understanding that the parrot in their living room is a captive wild animal.
		To many of us, it seems that it is time for all of us to take a step back, look at the big picture and start working to become part of the solution rather than an unwitting participant in the existing problem.
	www.forthebirdsdvm.com /interestingtimes.htm (2166 words)

	Funny, Peculiar, Interesting Times - Raise the Hammer
		The Chinese curse, May you live in interesting times, is much more malignant than it first appears.
		Their curse, May you live in interesting times, is much more malignant than it first appears.
		Interesting doesn't always mean good, of course; history books mostly feature war, regime change, and the wrath of nature.
	www.raisethehammer.org /index.asp?id=236 (1206 words)

	May You Live In Interesting Times (at Fury.com)
		I was glad that it was still a week until our trip, so that informed analyses would have time to replace sensationalism and we could make an informed choice as to the outcome of our trip.
		The New York Times published a piece discussing how infection rates are considered 'state information' and are controlled by the government.
		I believe that there are cases where travel to specific areas should be curtailed during times of local epidemics, and I believe that this is one of those times.
	fury.com /article/1678.php (1611 words)

	may you live in interesting times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		On Saturday, May You Live in Interesting Times delegates were offered a sneak preview of Wales' new digital media hub, which can house 25 companies at any one time (Custom Communication being one of those).
		Generating international interest and a mention on leading tech blog, Engadget, the sign allows people around the world, not to mention local passers-by, to text any message to the screen which displays it for Cardiff City Centre to see.
		The May You Live in Interesting Times Blog is produced by Live Cardiff, part of Custom Communication.
	mayyouliveininterestingtimes.org /weblog (3097 words)

	Origin of Phrase: May You Live In Interesting Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In a speech in Cape Town, South Africa, on June 7, 1966, Robert F. Kennedy said, "There is a Chinese curse which says, "May he live in interesting times." Like it or not, we live in interesting times..." Journalists picked up the phrase and it has become a commonplace.
		If it is of Chinese origin, it has somehow escaped the literature, although it may be a paraphrase of a liberal translation from a Chinese source, and therefore unrecognizable when translated back to Chinese.
		It might be related to the Chinese proverb, "It's better to be a dog in a peaceful time than be a man in a chaotic period."
	www.noblenet.org /reference/inter.htm (190 words)

	May you live in interesting times 2005 - SgrÃ®n (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		May you live in interesting times is Cardiff's inaugural festival of creative technology - a three-day programme of events being held across the capital from 28th to 30th October 2005.
		May you live in interesting times is looking for three artist/s-in-residence:
		The residencies are open to an artist or group of artists and cover a period spent with the residency host between June and November this year (the timing of the residencies is negotiable although the work must be made evident during the festival period).
	www.sgrin.co.uk /2633.html (1001 words)

	Varifrank: May You Live In Interesting Times....
		It took two months to create a program that added columns in one punch card reader to columns in another and summed and cross hatched the values fed into the two card readers to produce a sum total on a third.
		In 2001, someone decides that it might be time to toss expensive proprietary architecture servers out for cheap, essentially disposable generic intel servers running linux attached to network storage.
		He came from a time when the qualification for promotion in our nayion's military was leadership ability, not political acumen.
	varifrank.com /archives/2004/12/may_you_live_in.php (1114 words)

	Baronger's Scribblings: May you live in interesting times???
		Baronger's Scribblings: May you live in interesting times???
		But then again maybe it's the dictators, who are now living in palaces made of cards.
		It seems that the press may slowly be waking up and seeing that the world does have the colours of morality.
	baronger.blogspot.com /2005/03/may-you-live-in-interesting-times.html (769 words)

	drforr: Chinese curses ("May you live in interesting times") and life changes [expurgated]
		Half an hour later I got a call from a place in the L.A. area that was also interested in me, I said that I was driving, and could you call back Friday afternoon (their time).
		By now it was Tuesday and time to get back home for a few hours' rest, another client meeting and this time a flight out to the West Coast for a round of interviews.
		I passed some time talking with Vicki (the lady at the counter) and talked about meeting Robert Lang (an origami god and math/computer geek) in Portland at a convention a few weeks ago, got a book with some terribly advanced origami work (I think the dragon on the cover was...
	drforr.livejournal.com /9557.html (2429 words)

	Science & Theology News - May You Live in Interesting Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The message seems clearwhatever one May think about religion and its relationship to science, there is certainly something to talk about, and the conversation is taking place at some of America's leading universities.
		Meanwhile, at Baylor University, the controversy surrounding the Michael Polanyi Center continues unabated as its director, William Dembski, was removed in October for "uncollegiality." As we reported in the September issue, the Polanyi Center's aggressive advocacy of intelligent design has been strongly criticized by some faculty, particularly those in the biology department.
		And this despite the scientifically impeccable credentials of those engaged in the research, not to mention the almost comatose state of nineteenth-century materialism, which is the alternative.
	www.stnews.org /Commentary-2325.htm (883 words)

	Robin and Andrea- 02/25/2004: May you live in interesting times
		By the time I had a chance to go to the bathroom the toilet and floor was covered with piss.
		It was especially interesting how clean the factory was, compared to the dirt of the street outside, though Andrea said that the bathroom was still a nasty hole in the ground surrounded by sludge.
		Now, every time he called, the phone conversation with Tony was, well, animated, and Cassy would be shaking her head.
	www.uberware.net /travel/journal/00000028.html (2936 words)

	May You Live In Interesting Times - Chapter
		May You Live In Interesting Times - Chapter
		MAY YOU LIVE IN INTERESTING TIMES is Cardiff’s inaugural Festival of Creative Technology - a three-day programme of events being held across the capital.
		The site features live streaming, artists’ projects, downloads, full biographies and images, conference booking and travel details, press section and the chance to receive regular updates on festival activity.
	www.chapter.org /pressroom/3188.html (460 words)

	"May you live in interesting times" - China History Forum, chinese history forum
		China History Forum is an online chinese history forum, discussion board or community for all who are interested in learning and discussing chinese history from prehistoric till modern times, including chinese art of war, chinese culture topics.
		It may, however, be a paraphrase of a liberal translation from a Chinese source, and therefore unrecognisable when translated back to Chinese.
		Time is now: 17th June 2006 - 03:31 AM You must have an iframe-compatable browser to view the ImageShack.us upload form.
	www.chinahistoryforum.com /index.php?showtopic=9420 (565 words)

	Interesting Times
		"Interesting times" -- war, death, conflict, fear -- we have had, indeed, in abundance since September 11, 2001.
		For a simple example, a child who knows with innate confidence that his mother will be there for him will be far more likely to venture into a crowd of strangers than one who suspects his mom may abandon him on a moment's notice.
		A few prominent pundits have even gone so far as to suggest that the "uninteresting" times we experienced in the past two decades are somehow to be regretted.
	home.earthlink.net /~rdmadden/webdocs/Interesting_Times.html (1190 words)

	Circuit Traces: May You Live in Interesting Times, 2
		Chinese Premier Zhao's decision to launch an atomic strike against the Indian capital on May 16, 2039 was probably engendered by ill-founded skepticism of his enemy's retaliatory capability; similarly, Indian Prime Minister Singh's position was dictated by bullying from her own countrymen as well as from the Chinese themselves.
		A colossal story it may have been, the obliteration of Shanghai and New Delhi nevertheless was described awkwardly, peripherally, in Vancouver and Johannesburg and Sao Paulo and Frankfurt.
		The sorrow of the Sino-Indian Nuclear Exchange of 2039 was not just in the number of lives that were lost, but in the rest of the planet's numbed, vacant comprehension of it.
	www.ctraces.com /Circuit_Traces/CT3_2/fiction/case2.html (1758 words)

	May you live in interesting times! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It may seem weird that it took me so much time to realize that I was missing creating clothes, but… stuff happens, as they say.
		Because, let’s be honest, if I really had the time and really wanted it, wouldn’t I be able to also craft wigs, and more modern clothing, and some furniture, and a complete new skin and make-up, and… well, you get the drift.
		Oh, I never found anyone living there, or at least wasn’t lucky enough for that, but there still is this vibrant atmosphere about it.
	tanaquil.paradygma.com /index.php?paged=2 (2031 words)

	May you live in interesting times! » The World
		I’m even tempted to go to the signing on July 24th, although 11 PM my time on a Sunday evening doesn’t bode well for me to be able to log in sigh The bane of not living in a US-friendly timezone, I suppose.
		This is now done; finding myself with some time on my hands in this fair morning, I went and delved into the depths of the Great Temple of Atlantis, marvelling at the immediate overwhelming one can experiment, being constanlly surrounded by the ocean as I was walking through the underwater corridors.
		The arrival area fortunately provided me with a map of the place, map that could be found at other locations, which made it so that in spite of the immensity of the place, I never got lost (and this is an exploit worth being mentioned given my poor sense of orientation).
	tanaquil.paradygma.com /archives/category/the-world (2217 words)

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