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In the middle of the darkest night Wudan had seen for over 400 years, Po woke me with a sharp slap to my forehead.

He commanded me to meet him in the courtyard.

The night was perfectly still.

The air smelt of the moon.

The blue light filled Wudan and Po seemed uneasy. 

To call this uncharacteristic is an understatement. 

Nothing troubled him.

But something was tonight…

Anything powerful enough to trouble Po was beyond my comprehension, so I asked no detail.

Master Po sat in lotus position and commanded me to do the same.

Once I sat opposite him he began to speak.

"I am going to tell you the story, of an argument had between a tiger and a fly."

He took a short pause, and turned his head towards the sky, as if he was acknowledging the gods of his storytelling, commanding them to pay attention.

"The tiger argued, that he was king of the jungle and that no one took notice of the fly.

The fly simply laughed and stated that the tiger was no king, as he couldn’t catch him."

"Did the tiger try to swipe him?" I asked.

Po stared straight through me. 

The same look I had seen him give opponents before taking their lives. 

He ignored my question.

"Eventually," Po continued. "The fly died a silent death, unknown to the world."

"The very same day the tiger was poached, and his fur hung on the wall of the region's richest warlord."

Po stood up and began to walk back to his quarters.

"I don't understand?" I blurted out. "What is the lesson of this story?"

Po continued walking and answered me without turning around.

"There is no point to this story. Everybody dies in the end."

For the following 1000 years of my study atop Wudan mountain, I never saw Po uneasy like he was that night.

I never knew the reason.


Such is The Way Of Wudan 

- Tateshinkai

Right now you are in THE best time to live the life you want. 

You just need to not follow the same path as everyone else,

Everyone takes the easy route.

Taking for granted a brighter future,

Hoping for a dream life that comes with ease,

A fantasy that never becomes a reality.

Saving what little money they can, instead of aggressively making more.

Watching TV, playing video games, scrolling TikTok instead of focused work.

Worrying about what losers think, when their lives are proof of what not to do.

If you’re reading this right now and feel a fire inside of you,

Now is the time for you to get serious.

Consciously take on more stress.

Self-inflict the pressure and weight that forges coal into a diamond.

Demand more from yourself in a shorter time frame than ever before.

Because up until now, you’ve wasted your life.

And only you can do something about that.

I cannot remember a single day I’ve woken up and not felt „stressed”.

Otherwise known as – responsibility.

Duty. 

I have things to do, important things.

„Stress” IS LIFE. 

It bothers me zero because I built my mind to perform

A stressless life – is a meaningless existence.

You’re only here on earth one time.

There are no do-overs once you die.

IT IS TIME TO GET SERIOUS.

Before it is too late.

– Tate

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