Earlier this year in one of my classes, a guest instructor was explaining a concept of a collaborative theater process when she said,



"You know, the Chinese character for 'self' actually means 'a piece of the pie'."



The classroom murmured appreciation at the wisdom of this statement.



I paused and tried to think if that was true. Across the room, I saw another Chinese classmate pause and think. Giggles branched out around the two of us as people saw our… Continue