Hunger pains allow all food to become deliciously edible and thirst pains allow all drinks to become deliciously drinkable. This is possible because hunger and thirst pains shadow the original taste of food and drinks. In this way, we are able to consume the most rotten of things when plagued by pain.

Therefore, it is all the more vital to be aware of what we ingest, especially when we're in hunger or in thirst, whether in bodily terms or in worldly ambitions. For is not hunger and thirst also extended to our heart's desires?

A person in thirst for drink becomes drunk on whatever sludge available, and likewise, a person in thirst for power wrongfully abuses their own. As time passes and their original sanity restores, the person will realize their errors of drunkenness and wrongful misconduct. However, these regrets and epiphanies come forth only after hundreds of criticisms.

The conclusion, we must first empty our thirsts.

 

 

The culture of martial arts in Korea, at present, is comprised of a variety of styles that ironically, teach very similar techniques. With this blend of martial arts, it is natural that the tradition of knowing one's master and their masters is lost since emphasis on origin is no longer a priority.

The process of becoming familiar with one's instructor and their history, along with the history of the martial art, itself, gives opportunity to become familiar and clear with an individual's self and training, as well. With this stable background, an artist is then able to adapt the techniques as their own and in the future, continue the longetivity of the martial art through new pupils. It is also with this process that an athlete is differentiated as a martial artist.

It is the current trend in athletics to ignore traditional foundations of any sport, indicative of a lack of traditional trainers. In martial arts and Hapkido, this unfortunate fate was furthered by their treatment as business prospects by instructors, whose focus on forcing the art to become unique completely changed its principles.

Then, the lesson to learn from these depressing trends is: a martial artist must release worldly ambitions and accept humbleness to uphold the sincerity of this way of life.

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