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Originally Posted by tom
Caine: Is it good to seek the past, Master Po? Does it not rob the present?
Master Po: If a man dwells on the past, then he robs the present. But if a man ignores the past, he may rob the future. The seeds of our destiny are nurtured by the roots of our past.
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Originally Posted by Tim Y
Eastern philosophy knowledge limited to a TELEVISION show, why am I not surprised?
To learn what it is all about refer to the Tao Te Ching
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Hmmmm..., I wonder...??
If a truth , on it's own , is measured and proven to be true, and useful, what does it matter from the source it came from?
How many famous and/or skilled people where inspired to greater things as a youngster or such , by things , for instance, like comic books or other entertainment ?
So contrived imagination expressed as entertainment inspired absolutely no one and nothing in the scientific or industrial world, ever ?
By the way, that "silly" television show, along with the Green Hornet and others like it inspired a many to delve deeply and with earnest into the serious study of Martial Arts and Eastern Philosophy.
We are supposed to posses knowledge, not have knowledge
POSSES us....like some demon from a nether world with a life and purpose all its own.
A knife can be used to heal and used to maim. The knife is not in question but the heart of it's possessor.
A hammer can build shelter or crush a skull, the choice is yours.
True possession of knowledge is humbling, for although it may answer some questions, it opens even more doors, for even more questions and possibilities yet to be imagined.
Was it not arrogence that sank the Titanic ? Because it was unsinkable and the most technologically advanced boat ever made at the time, right?
Even when the lowly man in the crows nest warned of possible impending danger that should be investigated, the captain said not even God himself will stop this ship from it's scheduled course.
The uniqueness of the Sartin clients ADDED tools to the methodology, not snub the different approaches of THE HAT, Tom Brohamer, Sam Wada, Bob Cochran, Michael Pizzolla , Dick Schmidt, Tom Hambleton, Bob Purdy, Burt Mayne, etc., if both approaches are proven profitable, added together makes it even more powerful.
Crushing differences for the sake of one ups-manship is not a cool pasttime.
We are not here to make the other say "uncle", or " now whose your daddy?"
Knowledge is supposed to foster cooperation,wonder,possibilities, advancement, teamwork, fellowship, for the betterment of all, not used as a hammer to breed contempt.
Yeah, I WANT you to be better than me, I would be eager to help you, for then, you will see further where I can not, then you can help me better than I helped you, and the cycle goes back and forth unto infinity.
Real humanity.
Rather than try to understand the reasoning, Caine simply slew Able. Problem solved, so he concluded.
Let's not slay each other.
Condescension does not foster sharing. Someone keeps slapping my hand, eventually I will get the message and not reach out again.
The Titanic, Rome, Egypt, The Great Depression, I guess we will never learn.
VoodooFan