There’s a certain parable that’s always intrigued me. Ok, more like, bothered me. It’s the parable of the shrewd manager, the one where the guy basically defrauds his boss and is applauded for it. (Huh?) The parable is made all the more intriguing because of the unexpected twists and turns that come in the scant… Read More Ya Boy Kongming, Ep. 11: The Parable of the Shrewd Manager
Kongming is more than just a great tactician with a charmingly demure manner and surprisingly decent rapping skills. He’s also the kind of adult I aspire to be, and one I think that all of us—as we hand in our membership cards to “the young generation” (ahem, as we age)—can stand to learn a thing… Read More Ya Boy Kongming Ep. 9 & the Adult I Aspire to Be
It’s the Three Kingdoms era, and the greatest military strategist and most learned scholar Kongming is ailing in his battlefield tent. Though his work of uniting the known world is not yet done, and he fears for the future of humanity with this all-important task left unfinished, he ultimately surrenders and breathes his last. Only… Read More First Impression: Ya Boy Kongming