New millennium perspective ...
Crane and turtle, perdure as one.
Tiger and dragon, inspire as one.
Who seasons the moon?
Who praises our Son?
Serenity,
Being, All or None!
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Perplexity analysis) "In this kind of modern, reflective take on Chinese mythology, the lines are using classical symbols
(crane, turtle, tiger, dragon, moon, 'Son') to express ideas of harmony, balance, and spiritual unity in the new millennium.
In Chinese tradition, the crane and the turtle are both symbols of long life and spiritual endurance,
so 'perdure as one' suggests lasting harmony and continuity of wisdom across time.
The crane and turtle implies that different aspects of longevity (heavenly crane, earthly turtle)
now work together as a single, enduring principle.
Tiger and dragon traditionally represent powerful, complementary forces like yin and yang or earth and heaven, so 'inspire as one' means that opposing energies now cooperate to inspire humanity collectively. Instead of conflict, their union points to a new era where strength and spirit, matter and mystery, drive shared progress.
'Who seasons the moon?' asks who shapes cycles, emotions, and change, using the moon as a symbol of time, mood, and destiny. 'Who praises our Son?' can evoke both humanity’s future generations and a quasi-divine or enlightened human, asking who recognizes and honors human potential in this new age.
'Serenity, Being, All or None!' turns these images into a philosophical question: Can there be true peace only when all these dualities (heaven/earth, yin/yang, human/divine) are realized as one being? It suggests a modern spiritual vision where, in the new millennium, mythic opposites dissolve into a single, calm awareness that is either everything ('All') or, if unrealized, effectively nothing ('None')."
Rod
MANA OF HEAVEN
