It is very
easy to "choose" things you want yet it is one of the most difficult
things you do when you "choose" to do things you "need" to
do. There needs to be a balance of both what you want and what you need to have
harmony of self. Sometimes you have to forgo "wants" to achieve
something that requires you do something you "need" to do that is
sometimes unpleasant and difficult.
Practice,
long and hard and diligent and continuous and relevant, is something you
"need" to do in order to be proficient. I am talking about that
practice of martial arts toward combative defense of self, family, and others.
Not sport, not martial exercise but those fundamental principles that build the
basis of the entire martial system. None of these are glorified, fun (sometimes
they actually are fun in a funny sort of way), or awe-inspiring. They provide
you what you "need" for your system to be effective and not what you
"want" as in trophies, accolades, rank, etc.
You may
want to be "constantly stimulated" but what you need may end up being
"monotonous and repetitive." We all have choices and they are always
ours and ours alone. You can choose to get what you want and bypass what you
need but what you get will be less than what you may really want. Something
worth having is worth paying a price and that price may be doing what you
"need" vs. what you "want" yet you may find that taking on
what you "need" even if not what you "want" will end up
giving you something you may have not actually realized that you
"wanted!"
Note: Is
this why so many tend to seek out the short way to something vs. taking the
time and effort to actually realize it with wants and needs achieved together.
Quick fixes, quick ways to get in shape, quick ways to do this or that when it
actually "needs" to be a slow and long process to achieve what is
wanted.
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