March 27, 2010

Nothing is Obvious

A favorite saying in China, especially among foreigners is "Nothing is easy; everything is possible."

Today, while in a suburban city on the outskirts of Beijing I spotted a giant billboard sitting on top of a building, with a slight variation of this phrase emblazoned for the passing motorists to contemplate:

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What I can't figure out is why THIS phrase is on a billboard on top of THIS building in THIS town.

Which only serves to illustrate the point, I suppose.

Mar 27, 2010 4:00:59 PM

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