Quote Originally Posted by dirtyrat View Post
It's an ideal that people will want to learn to be strong and want to learn control of oneself. But in all my years in the martial arts I find more often than not, that human nature takes center stage. Some of my friends think I'm cynical but it's just what I have observe. People can talk all they want, but I always llok at their actions. And I'm also referring to the little things a lot of people don't pick up on. Very few ever learn to control themselves.

As for my reasons for taking martial arts,.... because it's FUN!!!
Yes, very few do learn to regulate themselves in a fashion that replicates itself as a living ideal.

But some do.

You are cynical. lol. You are ready to accept and resign yourself to failure because everyone else is failing. To put it bluntly.

Failure is a great teacher. Once a person recognizes that, they are already a step up from average self awareness.

Work towards the ideal. that is the path. Abandon that and you will indeed fall by teh wayside and have nothing to gain but a little visceral fun.