We are currently staying in a 17th century cottage in Market Overton. All the door-frames seem to be about 5’8″ high – if that. Blimey, if I volunteered for Cromwell’s forces, I would probably need a Shire Horse and a massive breast-plate! I am around 6’2″ tall and when I stand to attention – about a third of my head protrudes above and beyond the height of the average door-frame. I am always advising my two daughters to stand-up tall so that they grow to their full potential. Gee is 5’4″ tall – which is tall for a Chinese person who ancestors hail from South China. This is because Hakka people come originally from North China (they migrated Southward over the last 2000-years) where people are taller:
Years ago, I was trained to stand to attention for hours – which reminded me of the qigong exercises found within Taijiquan – particularly “Holding the Ball”, which is harder than it looks. Indeed, standing straight – without moving – grants over people around you a sense of strength and security. It is like sitting in seated meditation for hours on end. In these pictures I have shoes on (6’4″) and shoes off (6’2″). All throughout the cottage there are huge tree-truncks carved into main support beams. These are solid and relatively low to the ground. I suspect this wood could be analysed to ascertain the exact age of this cross-beam – and thus the probable date of the cottage construction!
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 