Enlightened Or Fake?

ENLIGHTENED OR FAKE?

 

Learning the martial arts all my life as never made me a good or better person as a result and clearly this is also the case with many others within the martial arts after seeing and hearing about some of the things that they themselves have done over the years.

 

 

During my martial art career I have come across well respected writers and book publishers who openly think that the general public are the 'great unwashed' and are not even worthy to exist, highly regarded martial artists who have harassed women and young girls in a sexual way, even to the point of sending naked photos of themselves, and far worse than that, high ranking and well respected martial art teachers who threaten people for money, while carrying a gun in some cases, and dealing drugs on the street.

 

It is for this reason in the main that I do not always trust people who bang out words of wisdom and tell others what they should or should not do, as I often wonder if they themselves follow their own words or are they simply seeking attention and trying to make people think they are good and wise.

 

Therefore when first entering the world of the martial arts never take what you see, read or hear at face value, or for granted, without checking first.