A fine reminder that sheer luck plays a monumental role in the health and stability of a government/regime. We expect sons to resemble their fathers, but look how often in history we see a great man sire a useless buffoon - Shu's misfortune when Liu Bei left behind Liu Shan. It was Wu's misfortune for Zhou Yu to fall ill and die in the prime of his life at only 36; it was Wei's misfortune that Sima Yi was still actively shaping China's destiny at age 70. Fate is a strange and fickle thing.
A fine reminder that sheer luck plays a monumental role in the health and stability of a government/regime. We expect sons to resemble their fathers, but look how often in history we see a great man sire a useless buffoon - Shu's misfortune when Liu Bei left behind Liu Shan. It was Wu's misfortune for Zhou Yu to fall ill and die in the prime of his life at only 36; it was Wei's misfortune that Sima Yi was still actively shaping China's destiny at age 70. Fate is a strange and fickle thing.