Ancient Chinese Wisdom....(really)

Joy is favorable to being steadfast and upright.
It is acting in accordance with the will of Heaven.
And in correspondence with the wishes of people.
When one's priority is to give people joyfulness,
They forget their toils.
When people are willing to encounter danger,
They forget their fear of death.
How great is the power of giving people joyfulness.
It stimulates them to do everything possible!
In correspondence with this, the superior person makes friends with people,
Discussing and practicing the Dao of Truth.

Confucius commentary on the Hexagram Dui (Joyful), from the I Ching.


The ideograph uses the image of a person singing and dancing to express the mood of joy. It consists of three parts. In the middle is an open mouth singing. The lower part is made up of two legs, wich seem to be moving and dancing. The upper part depicts two arms swinging in the air, expressing joy.

Master Huang's interpertation of the jin wen ideograph.