Chien Hong School of Kung Fu - Atlanta, Georgia

I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LIVE A LIFE I HAVE NEVER IMAGINED WOULD HAVE TAKEN ME TO WHERE I AM AND WHERE I'VE BEEN. I HAVE MET MANY AMAZING PEOPLE ALONG THE WAY, SOME, I STILL HAVE AT LEAST A REMOTE CONNECTION TO, OTHERS WERE LIKELY SENT TO BE MY LESSON(S) AND I DEFINITELY KNOW WHO THEY ARE.
TODAY IS AND WILL ALWAYS BE A LANDMARK IN MY LIFE AS IT SET THE COURSE AND COMPLETELY CHARTED IT FOR ME.
CHINA BROUGHT ME AN ART, A PHYSICAL TRAINING THAT BRINGS MORE THAN FITNESS, ANCIENT WISDOM AND A LIFESTYLE. BUT, CHINA IS NOT WHERE I WOUND UP. I FOUND MYSELF IN TAIWAN. I HAVE NEVER REGRETTED THAT DECISION, REGARDLESS OF WHAT GOT ME THERE, THE TRAGEDY OF TIANNAMEN SQUARE, YOU KNOW, "THE THING" THAT HAPPENED BUT, WE'RE NOT SURE HAPPENED? YES, THE SAME ONE!!!
I HAVE NEVER HID MY PRO-TAIWAN STANCE AND I WON'T. THAT IS WHERE MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE, THAT IS WHERE MY HEART REMAINS.
I HAVE SADLY AND REGRETFULLY LOST FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY BUT, LEAVES FALL AND LEAVES GROW, NATURE DOES ITS WILL.

I CHOOSE THE RIGHT TO BE WHO I AM, I ALWAYS HAVE. ADMIRE, SCOFF, HATE, PICK ONE, MAKES NO DIFFERENCE TO ME.
I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE REALITY OF FREEDOM AND THE ILLUSION OF FREEDOM.
THERE'S A WAY TO LIVE WITH THE EARTH AND PEOPLE AND A WAY NOT TO LIVE WITH THE EARTH AND PEOPLE, I CHOOSE THE EARTH.
IT'S ABOUT POWER, NOT THE KIND YOUR INSTANT MIND SURMISES. POWER IS THE RAIN, THE WIND, THE STORM, THE RIVER, NOT "THE LAW". WHEN YOU PUT PEN AND PAPER TOGETHER, YOU GET ILLUSION. WARS, LIVES, "FRIENDSHIP", BUSINESS TIES, ILLUSIONS OF POWER, MADE BY MAN.
IT'S IN MY DNA, THE ANCIENTS TAUGHT, NOT EVERY LESSON WORKS IN EVERY SITUATION. THAT'S WHAT WE LEAVE, THE CHANCE. NEW ONES HAVE A CHANCE TO MAKE RIGHT WHAT WE MADE WRONG.
WHAT WILL THEY DO WITH THE CHANCE???

WALK AWAY –

WHEN ONE IS ENLIGHTENED, ONE KNOWS THAT NOT EVERY BATTLE MUST BE WON WITH POWER. THE GREATEST WISDOM IS KNOWING WHEN TO WALK AWAY FROM PEOPLE WHO SLANDER AND SLAG OFF YOUR NAME, FROM CONFLICTS THAT HAVE NO SOLUTION, AND FROM RELATIONSHIPS THAT DRAIN YOUR INNER PEACE.

WALK AWAY FROM PEOPLE WHO MAKE YOU FEEL LESS, WALK AWAY FROM FIGHTS WITH NO RESOLVE, WALK AWAY FROM TRYING TO PLEASE THOSE WHO WILL NEVER SEE YOUR WORTH....WALK AWAY!!!

WALKING AWAY IS NOT A SIGN OF WEAKNESS, BUT RATHER A DEMONSTRATION OF STRENGTH AND SELF-CONTROL. THE FURTHER YOU LEAVE BEHIND THE THINGS AND PEOPLE THAT POISON YOUR MIND AND HEART, THE STRONGER, CALMER, AND WISER YOU WILL BECOME.

FOCUS ON GROWTH, HONOUR, AND INNER PEACE. LIKE THE ANCIENT ONES TAUGHT US TO GUARD OUR HONOUR, CHOOSE THE PATH THAT LEADS YOU TO A BETTER LIFE, NOT UNNECESSARY BATTLES.

TRUE STRENGTH IS KNOWING WHAT TO FIGHT FOR— AND WHAT TO LEAVE BEHIND!!!

RANT OVER, MIND THE GAP!!!

WHAT ENDURES?
THE SUN ENDURES, THE MOON ENDURES, LIFE ENDURES, EVEN WHEN ONE IS LOST, THEIR LIFE AND THEIR LOVED ONES LIVES ENDURE. IT IS SAID THAT THE LEAF HONOURS THE TREE, YET WHEN A LEAF FALLS, THE TREE TREMBLES. THIS SPEAKS OF THE PAST, THE PRESENT IS ROOTED IN THE PAST. IT IS THROUGH THESE ROOTS WE DRAW NOURISHMENT AND STRENGTH. THE ROOT OF LIFE IS DEEP AND ENDURES BECAUSE OF OUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF A TREE THAT WILL LAST FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS AND MINDS!!!

IT IS SAID THAT WHAT IS CALLED "THE SPIRIT OF AN AGE" IS SOMETHING TO WHICH ONE CANNOT RETURN. THAT THIS SPIRIT GRADUALLY DISSIPATES IS DUE TO THE WORLD'S COMING TO AN END. FOR THIS REASON, ALTHOUGH ONE WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE TODAY'S WORLD BACK TO THE SPIRIT OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS OR MORE AGO, IT CANNOT BE DONE. THUS IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE THE BEST OUT OF EVERY GENERATION!!!

IT IS BAD WHEN ONE THING BECOMES TWO. ONE SHOULD NOT LOOK FOR ANYTHING ELSE IN THE "WAY". IT IS THE SAME FOR ANYTHING ELSE THAT IS CALLED A "WAY". IF ONE UNDERSTANDS THINGS IN THIS MANNER, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO HEAR ABOUT ALL "WAYS" AND BE MORE AND MORE IN ACCORD WITH THEIR OWN!!!

I TOLD YOU AND I TOLD YOU.... EVERYBODY!!!

STORMS WILL COME.

SOME WITHOUT WARNING.
SOME STAY LONGER
THAN EXPECTED.

DO NOT BREAK FROM ITS HARDSHIP.
DO NOT ABANDON THE PATH
WHEN CONDITIONS TURN HARSH.

GROUND YOURSELF.
HOLD THE LINE.

THE STORM DID NOT
COME TO STAY.
IT CAME TO PASS.

WITHSTAND IT...AND WALK AWAY FROM IT!!!

YOU ARE "HATED"....TRAIN LIKE IT!!!

IF YOU WEAR EXPENSIVE CLOTHES, PEOPLE THINK YOU ARE SHOWING OFF. IF YOU WEAR SIMPLE CLOTHES, PEOPLE THINK YOU ARE POOR. IF YOU SPEAK YOUR MIND, YOU ARE RUDE. IF YOU ARE SILENT, YOU ARE A COWARD. IF YOU ARE SUCCESSFUL, YOU ARE ARROGANT. IF YOU STRUGGLE WITH DIFFICULTIES, YOU ARE LAZY.

NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO IN THIS LIFE, PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS FIND SOMETHING TO SAY..... SADLY!!!

WHEN ONE THINKS THEIR WORDS ARE BETTER THAN SILENCE...ONE SHOULD LEARN TO KEEP SILENT!!!