https://www.threeportkeys.com/tags/identity/ Recent content in Identity on Three Portkeys Hugo -- gohugo.io en © 2026 Wen Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.threeportkeys.com/posts/white-bearded-warlocks-and-taichi/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.threeportkeys.com/posts/white-bearded-warlocks-and-taichi/ <h2 class="relative group">White-Bearded Warlock #1 <div id="white-bearded-warlock-1" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#white-bearded-warlock-1" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>When I was five, my mom was working in another city, so I grew up with my grandparents. I remember watching TV with Grandpa the first night I arrived. It was 封神榜 (<em>The Investiture of the Gods</em>), a classic Chinese mythology drama.</p> <p>There was a character called 姜子牙 (Jiang Ziya) — who is an old guy with long white beard. He would go fishing with a straight hook and no bait. There&rsquo;s a Chinese proverb about him:</p>