With Charlie Chaplin in Yulin
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