Email fwd wisdom from the East & That cool tatoo

In Chinese, the word 'Crisis' is written with two characters and each stands for a different concept: the first for "danger," the second for "opportunity."

...and see it thrashed here - and a more sedate explanation here

But who says you cant learn something from a Myth

On a related topic , this reminds me of an exchange I had with some New Age woman (NAW)

Me: (Looking at tatoo) Is that chinese?
NAW: I guess...
Me: What does it mean?
NAW: Peace .....atleast thats what they say

So , if you wanna get a chinese character tatoo , your safest bet is to emulate Beckham - else some chink with a sense of humor will have you seething... "Jao pahle us admi ka sign lekar aao, jisne mere haath pe yeh likha ....!!!"