Quote:
Originally Posted by nostatic
There is a story about a student who goes to a Sifu to study kung fu. He asks the Sifu, "if I study hard, how long will it take to get my black sash?" The Sifu replied, "five years." The student, upset at the prospect of waiting that long then asked, "but Sifu, what if I work harder than anyone else you've ever seen?" To which the Sifu replied, "then it will take ten years."
The student was puzzled, and the Sifu said, "if you have one eye on your destination, then you only have one eye to use to find your way."
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Cool parable. I like it.
Another one that I like is from Racing: Never look at the wall, or you will steer right in to it.
In other words... dont look at the negative aspects of your world, or you will go right to that and be mired in them.
I made that mistake for many years unfortunately.
A better way to life is to focus on the positive and on your goals that are consistantly in mind. The human subconscious is "magnetic" drawing us to what our thoughts are.