which means forest
my given chinese name
my "real name" is
ji ling
ji is from an old family poem
each generation gets the next
word in the poem
ji also means basic, foundational,
grounded
ling is the sound of bells
ethereal and abstract
ji ling is like grounded ether
sky and earth melded into one
being
ji ling also means spritely, flexible, nimble
like a fairy
lin ji ling
forest sprite
i am now going by my chinese name
ji ling
(that's me... as well as a compendium of joyce, jaz, crow... and all the other names along the way. but now, back to ji-ling. hello, again)
