being calm in chaos
Monday, September 7th, 2009Last year, some one I have a great deal of respect for said something very profound, and obvious. Except what he said was not obvious, unless you think about it. As martial artists, in our school we talk about fighting, about the chaos of fighting, and how our martial art trains people to deal with that. So what was said that was so profound? Simply this: to remain calm in the midst of chaos, you have to practice being calm in the midst of chaos. But he was talking about more than just fighting.
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