It is said that the Great Wall of China

can be seen from the moon –

That’s complicated and expensive to verify

But it is for sure that the moon can be seen

from the Great Wall

When Charlie Chaplin meets Genghis Khan someday in Yulin

they can stand on the Great Wall or in the watchtower

studying the moon as they exchange values

“The greatest happiness is to triumph over your enemies, rob them

and take their wives and daughters in your arms”, says Genghis Khan

“I’m sorry but I don’t want to be an emperor”, Chaplin replies,

“that’s not my business, I want to live by others’ happiness”

When the moon is a metaphor for love and longing

the Great Wall is a metaphor for the empire-builders’

powerlessness, all empires grind to an end

Today Genghis Khan is a mongolian barbecue

and Charlie Chaplin is dead. Most of our glorious history

is just a big joke. God created this world with a good sense

of humour. So let’s not forget how to laugh