In mine and many other east Asian cultures, the dragon traditionally symbolises things like power, wealth and strength (imperial symbol and all)
I think we often forget that in the story of the Great Race, the dragon came in fifth because it'd stopped to give people rain. Then it'd stopped again to push a rabbit adrift on a log across the wide river so it reached the shore safely (that's why the Rabbit year comes before the Dragon).
Dragons aren't meant to just be powerful - they are meant to do good with such power, and to help those in need.
So in this lunar new year, I hope you gain more power, so that you might be able to help others. I pray you have abundant resources so you may give to yourself and those around you. I wish you courage, endurance, kindness and generosity, for yourself and your people.
I hope you, and I, will be rain givers, life preservers, joy bringers.
I hope we will be dragons.
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The best thing about this show is how it manages to have so much heart despite the loaded plot. It's always a mess with Chalothon-Phaya-Tharn, the minister, the killings, investigations, past life karma, and even more drama. So much to cover. Despite this, there are so many heartwarming moments, not just between the main leads, but also with their families and friends. Phaya and Tharn's intimacy and their very natural touches and interactions, Yai being the best brother, grandmas becoming so close, Tharn and Nee gossiping, the team always having Tharn's back. It's just nice to see the love between all the characters despite all the shit. It makes the jam-packed plot feel less like an overload of information and more of a gesture of love and protection.
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Tharn in Phaya's clothes with Phaya's jacket, badge, and amulet
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