Reposted from my Karate-Do Blog, http://senseijohn.me
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As 2014 approaches, I ask you, “Are you ready?”
What do I mean by this question? The answer may be found within the following which is borrowed from one of my favorite myths. (See Endnote # 1)
When Heaven is about to confer
A great office upon a man,
It first exercises his mind with suffering,
And his sinew and bones with toil;
It exposes him to poverty
And confounds his undertakings.
Then it is seen if he is ready.
Happy New Year! I hope you are ready for 2014.
Until the next submission, I remain . . . Ready,
ENDNOTES:
1. The poem is attributed to “Moshi” and is from the preface to: Jennings, William Dale, The Ronin ( Charles E. Tuttle Co, Tokyo, Japan, 1968)
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