OUR STUDENTS MAKE US LOOK GOOD
Being a Shifu
(Instructor) is much like being a Father. There is joy in seeing
students excel and do well. There is disappointment in seeing
students not do well.
Fortunately, our school and class atmospheres have been conducive to student's learning how to learn better and take pride in their efforts.
Yes, I know, fail and quit and disappointment and even pride are not Buddhist concepts -- or are they?
Hopefully, even when students fail, we have taught them how to look for success, opportunity, or wisdom instead of just accepting failure.
Hopefully,
even when a student quits, it is because quitting was the correct
thing to do...
Disappointment requires expectation, another Buddhist no-no word. However, at Shaolin Chi Mantis we teach our students to have high ideals and high expectations of themselves.
Shaolin Chi Mantis 1999 We also teach them to let go of the expectation as disappointment sets in.
The last of our Buddhist no-no words, pride, can of course lead to a lot of trouble--you've just got to balance it with humility.
Thank you to
all students who have made Shaolin Chi Mantis and Tai Chi
Youth LOOK GOOD.
Sincerely,
Zhen Shen-Lang
Patriarch of Shaolin Chi Mantis
