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potedeiabard) wrote2022-01-11 10:42 am
potedeiabard) wrote2022-01-11 10:42 am
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Scroll of Musings #1
PROMPT: Find a quote, and talk about it.
"Use no way as way; having no limitation as limitation." — Bruce Lee
"The rough roads of my journeys have taught me many things in my life. Things I can only thank Xena for teaching and showing me, things that -- without having gone through them -- I would have never known or worked out what my destiny and way truly is. The way of Love was not for me and it was never my destiny, and it probably isn't for everyone. Like Eve, some are destined to walk that path. Some have to walk another way. I strayed away from the way of Love to fight for my friend and to fight for good. I agreed and understood the way of love but when the moment came I could not turn my back away from a friend. When danger started to seep closer and closer to me, I could not turn away and avoid defending myself and protecting my friend. I am a pacifist, but... I understand that sometimes you have to grab a sword and fight. That was against the way of love.
Perhaps that is one thing Bruce Lee (whoever he is?) understands. A way implies following certain rules, restricting yourself to certain beliefs -- limitations. I was truly free when I didn't follow the way of love, or at least followed it in my own way. No limitations as limitation. My way bends to the circumstances, sways to the conditions, for no opportunity or event is the same. They may follow the same beat, but the outcome can be vastly different if there's so much of a pebble on the way. In my path and in my destiny, the way of love wasn't fitting.
I coined my own way, that is my path."
"The rough roads of my journeys have taught me many things in my life. Things I can only thank Xena for teaching and showing me, things that -- without having gone through them -- I would have never known or worked out what my destiny and way truly is. The way of Love was not for me and it was never my destiny, and it probably isn't for everyone. Like Eve, some are destined to walk that path. Some have to walk another way. I strayed away from the way of Love to fight for my friend and to fight for good. I agreed and understood the way of love but when the moment came I could not turn my back away from a friend. When danger started to seep closer and closer to me, I could not turn away and avoid defending myself and protecting my friend. I am a pacifist, but... I understand that sometimes you have to grab a sword and fight. That was against the way of love.
Perhaps that is one thing Bruce Lee (whoever he is?) understands. A way implies following certain rules, restricting yourself to certain beliefs -- limitations. I was truly free when I didn't follow the way of love, or at least followed it in my own way. No limitations as limitation. My way bends to the circumstances, sways to the conditions, for no opportunity or event is the same. They may follow the same beat, but the outcome can be vastly different if there's so much of a pebble on the way. In my path and in my destiny, the way of love wasn't fitting.
I coined my own way, that is my path."