Ancient Greece produced great philosophers like Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, while China produced great thinkers such as Lao Zi, Confucius, Zhuang Zi and Sun Zi.

Laotse had laughed before him, a thin, shrill yet cataclysmic laughter.

The last coughs of Laotse’s laughter were caught up by Chuangtse, and he, being a younger man, had a richer voice, and the ring of his laughter has reverberated throughout the ages.