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Old 08-29-2016, 12:02 PM   #331
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Default Re: The Asian mind and the Western mind

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Originally Posted by Freedom View Post
I also think that another factor at play is the cultural notion of reciprocity. This has been discussed before. Many of the blendeds who were personally mentored by Lee likely were made to feel 'indebted' to Lee. Philip Lin is on the record saying that according to his culture he must remain loyal to Lee. Beyond just an excessive appreciation of Lee, because many of these men were given special attention and positions by Lee, their reaction was to reciprocate with loyalty.
The other side of the coin, if you're not loyal, you can't be counted on to be trusted. Always seems in the LC culture loyalty and trust is more weighty than love (which as I've touched on this forum is merely conditional.)
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