Andy wrote on Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:59:11 -0500:

>> Andy wrote on Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:48:09 -0500:
>>
>>>> Some Chinese, a long time ago, thought that China was the
>>>> geographic & theological center "Middle" of the earth.
>>>>
>>>> And of course the Japanese creation myths are even more
>>>> regionally chauvinistic than the Chinese.
>>>>
>>>> Not only is there a tendency of the human animal to think
>>>> its place is the center of the universe, but, according to
>>>> one theory, in an infinite and eternal universe, the center
>>>> is everywhere and there is no circumference.
>>
>>> But on any given day, there are more important people in New
>>> York City than anywhere else on earth.
>>
>>> That includes all the cabbies and Sabrett street hot dog
>>> vendors.
>>
>>> I suggest the "center" of the earth to be moved to "...New
>>> York City???"
>>
>> Have you ever looked at the Chinese character for China?

> James,

> No I haven't.

It's an interesting exercise to track it down. Try
http://chineseculture.about.com/libr...characters.htm

The rather simple character expresses the "center of the world" rather
well.
--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not