 |
| (image credit) |
Many people have heard great things about tai chi. They expect wondrous benefits from showing up for class. They are accustomed to the ideas of Western medicine where a doctor gives you a pill and you are better in a few days or weeks at most. When the benefits of tai chi don't miraculously appear after their first class or two, they want to give up.Reference: Truths About T'ai Chi for Health.
@eborreson Well-said, Eric. I learned early on that T'ai Chi teaches patience. Health, like any skill, takes time to develop.
— TaiChiEmpower (@TaiChiEmpower) September 6, 2013
Among the meta-lessons I learned from T'ai Chi classes early on was patience. We practiced one new movement a week, and showed we had learned it, before going on to the next one. It was the unspoken lesson about how we learn T'ai Chi.
So it is with health. It is not a matter of popping a pill and feeling some instant relief. Rather, it is a matter of pinpointing the cause of the malady, and making lifestyle or behavioral changes for the better over the long run.
No comments:
Post a Comment