from Verse One Hundred FiftyIf you race with a horse, you may exert yourself to the point where your tendons snap, but even then you will never catch up with it.~ Wen-tzu: Understanding the Mysteries ~
In Part I of this verse, I wrote that everything has it's place and this passage contains the same message albeit in a different way.
It's important that each form understands its limitations. Again, this is not to say that people cannot expand certain aspects of themselves, but such expansion must be within certain parameters. Expand too much or too quickly and you will lose your balance; a lack of balance leads to pain and suffering.
This post is part of a series. For an introduction, go here.
It's important that each form understands its limitations. Again, this is not to say that people cannot expand certain aspects of themselves, but such expansion must be within certain parameters. Expand too much or too quickly and you will lose your balance; a lack of balance leads to pain and suffering.
This post is part of a series. For an introduction, go here.
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