Rivers (Bruce Lee's Wisdom)
Rivers (Bruce Lee’s wisdom) There are a lot of lessons to be learned from rivers. They are neutral, they flow. Rivers stream in one direction. A river is not forceful, it does not impose its will on the fish and other lifeforms in its ecosystem. A river is just nature. It is an expression of the Universe. It is not envious of the ocean for having more depth, other lifeforms and water. It is just content with just being the river. I liken rivers to Zen & Taoism. Taoism teaches the action of non-doing. Taoism teaches the importance of not forcing anything. It teaches to yield and be soft. It teaches how to be at peace with yourself. It teaches self-knowledge, it teaches how to be adaptable. This is important because as human beings, we have the proclivity to control and impose ourselves on things outside of ourselves. This is counterproductive and makes people defensive. The action of wanting to control people makes them contemptuous. It’s better to just flow. It’s better...