Learning

Why do we take advantage of the world around us? Everything you see, do, touch, it all has a lesson to teach. It was all put here for a reason. Why don't we ever just stop and think about it? It would make us all a lot more knowledgeable.

China, in its early years, created a practice quite misunderstood today. It is known as Kung Fu. Now, this is not just a martial art. It is about the world around you. When you master something, it is known as Kung Fu. It is the art of mastery in general. It was known as a martial art because the movements, the technique, it all encompassed you becoming one with yourself. And you cannot do much in the outside world until you master your own world contained within yourself.

The movements were gathered from the world around us. Taking it all in. Learning the connection between everyone and everything, which is known as qui (chee). You use this to become one with yourself and nature. Mastering your own body while projecting it into reality. You can see these movements in all the regular things you and everything else does on a day to day basis. But it is not just about the fighting. It is about appreciating everything the world has to offer.

So every once in a while, try slowing down and looking at something. Think about how it works. What its purpose is. How you could utilize what it does to your own advantage. Think about how it affects everything around it. Because all things are connected one way or another.