In the history of Huaxia, patience was an admired virtue.
Goujian sleeping on straw and tasting gall, Wu Zixu enduring humiliation and burdens; they both achieved their goals through patience and became tales of inspiration for future generations.
On the other hand, Westerners lacked sufficient historical and political struggle experience, treating state affairs as child's play, thus failing to understand the meaning of biding time and bearing burdens.
Westerners adhered to the principle that 'the squeaky wheel gets the grease,' leading to various misunderstandings about Easterners and ultimately contributing to the rise of Eastern nations.
Then they tried to use political tactics akin to child's play to quell the prosperity of the East, which would ultimately be like shooting themselves in the foot. If they went too far, it could lead to the collapse of their own nation.
