The Old Child

Laotse means “old child.” The ancient yellow man had been given this name because his mother had carried him inside her body in one of his human incarnations for seventy-two years before giving birth to him. Right from the beginning he had white hair, and that’s why he was called “old child.” One ti...

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Published inThe Cloak of Dreams Vol. 3; pp. 95 - 103
Main Author Béla Balázs
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Princeton University Press 23.08.2010
Subjects
Acoustics
Animal sounds
Animal vocalization
Behavioral sciences
Bioacoustics
Bird songs
Calcium sulfate
Caves
Children
Earth sciences
Families
Family members
Fathers
Fiction in translation
Geography
Geology
Geomorphology
Human populations
Human societies
Men
Mineralogy
Minerals
Myth & legend told as fiction
Persons
Physical sciences
Physics
Population studies
Short stories
Social institutions
Social sciences
Sociology
Sons
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Summary:Laotse means “old child.” The ancient yellow man had been given this name because his mother had carried him inside her body in one of his human incarnations for seventy-two years before giving birth to him. Right from the beginning he had white hair, and that’s why he was called “old child.” One time Laotse sat on top of the seventh mountain of heaven and began teaching about hidden meanings. All the gods sat around him in a circle on alabaster chairs. They held their writing slates on their knees and pens in their hands as they listened and wrote
ISBN:0691147116
9780691147116
DOI:10.1515/9781400836031.95