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YODA
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2002 4:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi all

Here's a quotation that means a lot to me. Does it "speak" to you too?

"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you"...Friedrich Nietzsche





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PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2002 6:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Now this I'll have to ponder over for a while..
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2002 10:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is very interesting... It is very true. You should not allow yourself to become to compelled to do thing that they might overcome you.

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2002 5:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i know im kinda thick but i dont know what the hell u are talking about
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2002 8:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It is something only those who have been pushed hard will be able to appreciate I think. Much of who and what we are stems from what we see and what is done to and around us.

There are many forms of monstors in today's world. And many types of abysses.
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YODA
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2002 11:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

LOL! Let's see if I can help "part the fog" for you Prodigy-child

Many of today's martial artists are getting more & more into role playing & "street" oriented training. I see people shouting & swearing at each other in class in an attempt to mimic what happens on the street. When they gaze in to the abyss - the mind of the street thug - they maybe risk becoming exatcly that which they seek to defend against.? Make sense?



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2002 8:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:

On 2002-01-27 21:25, SaiFightsMS wrote:
It is something only those who have been pushed hard will be able to appreciate I think.


Ah Yes I get it now...Lol

No, for real - I really like the quote. Made me reflect and think about - well myself...

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2002 3:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2002 10:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Perhaps even another way of interpreting something like Karma.
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YODA
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 2002 1:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

"Perhaps even another way of interpreting something like Karma."

Yes - certainly!

The monster lies in all of us I feel. Some of us ignore it, others yield to it. True martial artists acknowledge it, control it, and yes, sometimes release it if the need arises!



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