I was messing with some Japanese sites, where I accidentally read that a city in Bosnia (or should I say Bosnia and Herzegovina ?), is erecting a statue on honor of Bruce Lee !
BBC has an article with a picture, also a previous article with a picture of the sculptor posing behind the sculture.
I like the take of Mail & Guardian online that titles the news as: Bosnia to ‘beat’ Hong Kong with Bruce Lee statue ..in true competitive spirit !
It’s very curious that a city somewhere in the world would choose to honour Bruce Lee !! I don’t see that happening in Italy, I doubt that it would ever happen, on such an official scale, in USA either.
Although I’m a fan of Bruce Lee, he’s not particularly my inspiration in life.. I mean, he’s there exercising everyday on getting his body and his mind to beat up a human opponent by means of violent physical contact. It’s a bit difficult to send a good message as the vehicle can lead to great misinterpretation (one could believe that bursting into violence would be a valid solution).

Still, of course, I’m a Bruce Lee fan. Partially because I was very interested in martial arts when I was younger, partially because Bruce Lee is a symbol of the underdog (facing Hollywood and the racial discrimination) and also someone that made martial arts so popoular. Martial arts can be a serious thing, a form of discipline, an inspiration to better oneself by means of rigorous exercise.

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