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To understand compassion one must first live compassionately.
To hate is to know love. Strive to love over hate, if we are all to survive.
The ultimate goal of Aikido attained is seeing yourself and the world through eyes that are non-confrontational.
Learning to be soft when intimidated is the key to progress. If the ego will not yield to the attackers physical aggression a conflict of the physical to co-exist takes place. This restricts the true concepts of Aikido to be realised.
After a life time study in martial arts you may come to the realization that fighting or not fighting, is really the same.
Martial Arts should not focus entirely on the destruction of an enemy but in ways it can strive to embrace the enemy.
It is not aggression from the martial artist that you should fear! It’s the calm from the lack of aggression you should fear the most.
To train a life time acquiring skills of self-defence only to seek retribution in the destruction of others becomes a wasted journey; a path of self-destruction.
Treat others in the way you would like to be treated and a harmony shall exist.