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January 18, 2007
the eastern and western peoples
From a general point of view this is how I would describe the difference between the Eastern and the Western peoples. In the West the system is complex, but the human beings are simple. They have all acquired specialized skills to perform simple functions, like parts of a complex machine. But in the East the system is simple and individuals are complex. Westerners have scientific, dogmatic world views, whereas the Easterners are of a more poetic, mystic and philosophic temperament and tend to adopt more comprehensive world views.
Mohsen Makhmalbaaf
Posted by amin at January 18, 2007 3:08 AM