Chinese
1037 – 1101
Families, when a child is born,
Want it to be intelligent.
I, through intelligence,
Having wrecked my whole life,
Only hope the baby will prove
Ignorant and stupid.
Then he will crown a tranquil life
By becoming a Cabinet Minister.
Poets Corner 
A poem nearly a thousand years old yet just as true today.
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That was my feeling too. We always talk about how poetry reaches across the centuries and touches the reader. Seems it’s as true in this context as any other. 😀
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