I was watching this Chinese show about Monkey God. Something like journey to the west. It was really damn funny. If you get a chance to watch it, watch part two. The monk was damn irritating and he sang the song “Only You” in Chinese. Man you would go
from laughter to tears if you heard it. So damn funny. It was kind of sad because he never got the girl that he truly loved unlike in most of Stephen Chow's movies.
Monkey God in the Chinese epic is called Sun Wukong. Of course he's got other names like Divine Treasure and Sage Equal to Heaven. In Hindu myth our Monkey God is know as Hanuman. He too has many other names that I myself am not sure of. The characters have certain similarities.
1. Both were born from a rock and upon seeing the sun set out to touch it
2. Both have superhuman powers and are immune to fire
3. Both are Loyal {Sun Wukong maybe not. I mean if a stupid ring that can't be removed from your head starts tightening ever time your master say the magic words I guess you'd shut up and be loyal.
4. Both weren't Gods to begin with but ended up as Gods
5. Both are well loved by many around the world
The thing I would like to know is why can't the Monkey God be the one who saves the day. Sun Wukong was like super powered being. He killed most of the demons.
Hanuman could whack up Bali and Ravana. So why is it that they follow rather than lead?
If you read the Mahabharatam you'd see that the best warrior {I hate to admit it} is Arjuna. God even came to him to clear his doubts yet why was it that he wasn't the leader. Was it just because Yiddushitra was the eldest thus deemed as the leader?
Has it all got to do with faith, destiny or karma?
I know what you're thinking. Theses are stories man why bother!
If you take a moment to think about it and look around among your colleges, friends and family you'll see this happening right in front of your face. The best guy for the job isn't the leader but a follower. Has it to do with inferiority complex or just knowing where one belongs to? I guess sometimes number uno is actually duex.
D.N.
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