POWER OF CHINA
Silence is gold.
And gold shines brightest
in the dark.
They build
without applause.
They plan
without noise.
What is made
in silence
cannot be easily broken.
Sun Tzu still whispers:
Become formless.
Become soundless.
Direct fate
without being seen.
Appear weak
when strong.
Appear strong
when weak.
Power hides best
when it kneels.
Confucius taught them:
Humility
is the root
of permanence.
While others shout,
they measure.
While others threaten,
they prepare.
Empires collapse
from pride.
Not from patience.
They sharpen no words—
only time.
They do not beg history.
They wait for it.
The dragon does not roar
unless cornered.
It prefers peace.
But it remembers
how to breathe fire.
And in that quiet,
unseen breath,
an empire
is being written.
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