Coworkers, relatives, perfect strangers; they say I remind them of Po, the Kung fu panda.<\/p>\n
If it were because I was asian then I probably would think that these people were just a hair on the racist side.<\/p>\n
Yet, that doesn’t seem to be the reason most people relate me to the dragon warrior.<\/p>\n
Most have their own image of the famed bear and for some reason I fit most people’s archetypes.<\/p>\n
Here are the top reasons I’ve heard.<\/p>\n
I fit the bill because I’m a bit goofy and more than a little clumsy but can spring out with grace.<\/p>\n
Others because I’m cute and cuddly like Po and the asian part seals the deal.<\/p>\n
And still others think it’s because I try and fail so many times but seem to come through in the clinch.<\/p>\n
I think it’s because even in the most imperfect forms, heroes can emerge from the darkness to bless us with light.<\/p>\n
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