Monday, January 14, 2013

Hard Work


  A couple weeks ago I was invited to head out back country skiing for the first time in many years.  So I dusted off the Telemark skiis and headed to the mountains.  A couple of good friends were the only company, and this was chicken soup for the soul.  No T-bars, no high speed quad chairs.  Skiing in this fashion is a great deal about solitude, but it is also about cherishing the few turns you complete in a day.  Something that comes as the result of hard work is always more gratifying.

This got me thinking.  Would I be involved in Kung Fu if it did not come as a result of hard work?  And if the sense of accomplishment is the driving force, then why is it an effort to commit to the work?  Something about the fact that if it were easy, everyone would do it, and if everyone did it, the accomplishment would no longer be special then would it?

1 comment:

  1. Yah, the way i see it, it's the choice to commit yourself to it that separates us. Anyone CAN do it but few choose to put in the effort

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