My five senses. in particular for this blog, sound. The sounds of everyday life can be profound or mundane. Example, my work. I expect to hear certain sounds without fail. The constant buzz of the vending machines, the chatter of customers and staff, the relentless paging of the intercom for staff to pick up calls, the ultrasonic whine of my computer, and so on. They are not comforting sounds at all, but they are a part of my reality because I need a job to pay the bills and the noise is uncaring of my discomfort anyways, so I "mostly" try to ignore them. There are times I need to step away from the din and take a breath, so I do, I go on a quick walk about to survey and assess my surroundings, usually outside in the parking lot, but I am right beside 16A so really I am just trading one set of sounds for another. Grrr.
I bring this up because of Thursday's IHC meeting. The Kwoon. The walls of the Kwoon. The people in the Kwoon. The Lions, the dragons, the pictures on the walls and on the Alter, the weapons rack, the mats, everything has a sound to me, whether it be imagined or real. And these sounds are the polar opposite to the unwanted sounds of my life outside of the Kwoon.
It really struck home for me while we were listening to Master Brinker talk about time. I don't know if it was where I was standing, or my imagination or just a particular moment in time, but a wave of sound seemed to wash over me and I was left dumbstruck. I was so moved by the experience I lost track of all my surrounding except for the sound of his voice.
It was surreal. It made me instantly appreciate my absolute pure privilege that I have been given to be around a group of people who have so dramatically altered my live for the better. I was about to share this with the group but my current state probably would have brought me to tears. So I am blogging about it to share my experience with the team.
Thank you Silent River Kung Fu for so enriching my life.
Push Ups 26116
Sit Ups 24071
Sparring 640
1609KM 1628.96km
Acts of Kindness 1450 Recorded
Hand Form 505
Weapon Form 490
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