A post from the
Aikiweb .com forum 19th July 2006, posted by David Chalk:
A father passing by his son’s bedroom was astonished to
see the bed was nicely made, everything had been picked up and the room was
tidy. Then he saw an envelope propped up
prominently on the pillow. It was
addressed “Dad”. With trepidation,
thinking the worst he opened the envelope and read the letter with trembling hands.
Dear Dad. It is
with great regret and sorrow that I write this note. I had to elope with my new girlfriend, because
I wanted to avoid a scene with you and mum.
I’ve been finding real passion with Tracy and she is so
nice, but I knew you would not approve of her because of all her tattoos and
piercings, her tight motorcycle leathers and because she is much older than
me. But its not only the passion, Dad,
she’s pregnant. Tracy said we will be
very happy as she owns a trailer in the woods and has enough firewood to last
most of the winter. We share a dream of
having many more children.
Tracy has also opened my eyes to the fact that marijuana
really doesn’t hurt anyone. We will be
growing it for ourselves and we can trade it with the others in the commune for
as much cocaine and ecstasy as we want, maybe making a profit to spend on drink
and cigarettes. In the meanwhile we’ll
be praying science will find a cure for AIDS, so Tracy can get better. So don’t worry dad, I’m 15 and I know how to
take care of myself. Someday I’m sure
we’ll be back to visit so you can get to know your many grandchildren.
Love, your son, John.
PS: Dad, none of
the above is true. I’m over at Tom’s
house; I just want to remind you that there are worse things in life than the
school report that’s on my desk. I love
you!
Call when it is safe for me to come home.
A good
example of the principles of Aikido!
Life in
action. ‘Big’ Aikido.
- Zanshin -
awareness of possible issues and outcomes in advance (sen no sen –
translated means ‘before – before’).
- Putting into place a ‘before
the event’ strategy.
- Redirecting the potential
energy of a confrontation.
- Diffusing the situation before
it happens.
BLEND
and HARMONISE!
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