You can dance if you want to...

I have come to the firm conclusion that American’s are by far the coolest people ever.  You may be saying, “Jessica that is pretty arrogant to say.” Well, I am not claiming this is a good thing. We are so cool that we miss out on so many random opportunities to have fun! Yesterday, we toured the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. It is one of those gorgeous architectural works that one has to see. It is a temple that honors heaven and it’s place on earth…I think. While I do not believe in the Taoist religion, it is amazing to see hundreds, and maybe thousands of people young and quite old on a pilgrimage to honor their god. Americans are too tired to even make it to church. Oops… I had a point to this rant. Well, as we are walking back to the entrance/or exit (we got lost quite a bit) we passed through a park and saw these beautiful Chinese people enjoying life. Nothing fancy was happening, just an old boombox plugged in playing traditional Chinese music with the occasional pop tune thrown in for kicks. As I looked around there were elderly men and women (yes, elderly) playing hacky sack and dancing for the fun and exercise. So…the American’s joined in. I have never had more fun! I laughed so hard. This adorable woman who looked like the Asian version of Blanche from Golden Girls came and taught me a dance. Watch out Dancing with the Stars! Anyway, I just love that the wisdom of the ages dancing in that park know the secret...THEY ARE NOT TOO COOL!