#occidental

Beach vibes

“Contradiction.

The crux of the issue has always been about the contradiction.

The, uh, Occidental side of me sees contradiction

as something to overcome,

but the Oriental side as something to endure.

(guests murmur)

Hence, the Oriental side of me

is never afraid to accept contradiction

when faced by an unexpected turn of events and say…

“I expected this.”

But the Occidental side says, “What? Why did this happen?”

and immediately begins to analyze.

(quiet laughter)

The Oriental me…

feels…

comfortable in a crowd…

(murmurs)

but the Occidental me is always ready to take the stage.

I think in two frames of mind:

“Either/or” to the Occidental me

and “both/and” to the Oriental me.

So, accordingly, half of me values independence

while the other half appreciates interdependence.”