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What does this saying mean An Irish cursemay you live in interesting times?
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The Yale Book of Quotations lists that as an "Old Chinese Curse" and classifies it as a "saying," which means that the origin can probably not be traced. The YBQ adds, "No authentic Chinese saying to this effect has ever been found." Some Web sites call it an Arabic curse or an Irish curse. What it means is that when times are uninteresting, we have stability, peace, and harmony, with no problems to spark our interest. The moment that times become interesting, we have problems that tug at us for solution. For that reason, there is an old Chinese blessing: May the gods grant you the peace and tranquility of living in uninteresting times. On the other hand, a life without problems to solve, without challenges to meet -- without the interest that instability generates -- might be unbearably dull.
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