Infinite thought, the past is a great teacher

Nafudakake


   Admit it, who has heard of that before? Not me. But I'll tell you who, Master Brinker. 

   In live stream class #9, Master Brinker started to take us on a tour of the Kwoon. I almost jumped up and cheered when I saw this. Yes!! I have been hoping for this for years.
   I love tradition, heritage, lineage,  the whos - wheres - whys, etc. So much greatness has come before us and yet as a society we seem to have forgotten that. We get so wrapped up in the now, in ourselves, that we just assume things will work themselves out, that someone else will "fix" it for us.
   The past is so important to the here and now and the future. Everything we have and know comes from someone in the past thinking and planning something. Think about it. Did cars just magically appear on the roads? Did the roads just magically appear from the Earth. Did the food you eat spontaneously appear on your plate, the phone in your hand, the Doctors treating you, the heat in your house, schools, space travel, etc......No. Greater minds than me figured these thinks out. All the knowledge I have comes from the mind of the collective past. Mathematicians, Doctors, Authors, Engineers, Farmers, Explorers, Teachers, the list goes on and on. But now a days if we need to figure something out, "hello Google", "hey Siri". What a cop out. We are letting someone else figure it out for us, using their mind, not ours. Imaging your world WITHOUT your computer, start to think for yourself and feel your mind grow. (insert sad face emoji here). Sorry, but the old guy in me started to rant and shake his fist and say "kids these days.....". Back to the point.
  
   How about the Kung Fu you practice?

   Where did it all come from? How did it get to our little corner of the world? Why do we practice the style we do? What do our badges represent? Why black,why "past masters", Why, why, why??? So many questions. I have spent years reading and asking questions, and believe it or not, the answers are all there to be answered, just ask the Masters of our school. Yes, by a real person, someone who has put mountains of thought into the answers before you can even think of them. Never be afraid that your question might be a silly one, as my Dad always told me, "there are no stupid questions, only stupid assumptions".
   Our school is steeped in tradition and heritage and lineage, everything possible is done for a reason, not by chance. Ask questions, explore your Kung Fu, be PROUD to be a part of THIS school.


P.S. My questions where rhetorical questions,  if I have an actual question I need answered that I can't figure out on my own, I ask!

P.S.S.  I am very excited for the rest of the journey through the Kwoon, got my popcorn ready, easy chair warmed up, eyes and ears wide open.