To receive a black belt from me, my students must prove their mettle in the kwoon and their compassion outside of it. And really, compassion is not just a requirement for black belt, it is a basic minimum requirement for humanity.Haiti has been devastated and the world is stepping up to lend a hand. Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere and some have gone so far as to say that for the survivors, the earthquake could ultimately be the best thing to happen to them. With all the foreign aid pouring in, the people of Haiti might actually end up with a better life than the one they were doomed to live out in squalor before the disaster.
My question: Why does it take a catastrophic disaster to get people to share their good fortune with their fellow man? And let’s be honest here, it is nothing but random luck that we were born into the life we enjoy. We could and should be doing a lot more and it shouldn’t take a calamity of this magnitude to wake us up.
“There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstance permit. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.” - Art Turock
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