One Cowardly Person
Came To A Master Of
Martial Arts !!!
One cowardly person came to
a master of martial arts and
asked to teach him bravery.
The master looked at him and said:
I will teach you only with one condition:
one month you will have to live in a
big city and tell every person that you
meet on your way that you are a coward. You will have to say it loudly, openly and looking straight into the
person’s eyes. The person got really sad, because this task seemed very scary to him.
For a couple of days he was very sad
and thoughtful, but to live with his cowardice was so unbearable
that he traveled to the city
to accomplish his mission.
At first, when meeting the passers,
he quailed, lost his speech and couldn’t contact anyone. But he needed to
finish the master’s task, so he began
to overcome himself. When he came
up to his first passer to tell about his
cowardice, it seemed to him that
he would die from fear.
But his voice sounded louder and
more confident with every passing day. Suddenly came a moment,
when the man caught himself
thinking that he’s not scared anymore,
and the further he continued doing
the master’s task, the more convinced
he was that the fear was abandoning him.
That way a month had passed.
The person came back to the master,
bowed to him and said: – Thank
you, teacher. I finished your task.
Now I’m not afraid anymore.
But how did you know that this
strange task will help me? –
The thing is that cowardice is
only a habit. And by doing the
things that scare us, we can
destroy the stereotypes and
come to a conclusion that
you came to. And now you
know that bravery is also a habit.
And if you want to make bravery
a part of yourself- you need
to move forward into the fear.
Then the fear will go away,
and bravery will take its place.
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