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in order to make their lives
more pleasant,
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according to an old,
admirable tradition.
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So, Japanese men,
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with every inch of
their bodies taken care of,
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without the smallest
personal effort,
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can taste
the heavenly relaxation
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that their god
will only grant them
:19:23
in the afterlife.
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Chinese men too,
give themselves up
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to the hands of a woman on
the day of their last makeup.
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They entrust
to her seductive arts
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their uncertain fate to come.
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Buddha is a wayward god,
very impressionable,
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and when he opens the gates
of the flowering garden,
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he cares more for the looks than
for the virtues of the dead.
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This is the funeral
of a rich Chinese
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in a temple of
the city of Macao.
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Friends are bringing food
to his altar,
:20:17
so he can nourish himself
during his long trip.
:20:20
Then they bow before
the mourning family.
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ln a corner,
a woman burns his money,
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which, only this way,
will be able to follow him
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and preserve for him,
in heaven, what to every
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Chinese is the utmost good
of this life and the other:
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wealth.
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The heirs attend in tears
the sad ceremony.