Be Like a River

Time is like a river. You cannot change the path over which it has already flowed, but you can change the course of where it is going. In combat, do not dwell on your mistakes or the play that didn't work. Instead, keep flowing, forging a new path. Always moving. Always inevitable. Be like a river. Follow the path of least resistance. If you see emptiness, fill it. If an obstacle gets in your way, go around it. If it cannot be avoided crash over it. Be like a river. Remain calm and indifferent. Never show the torrent that lies underneath. Let them be lulled in thinking its safe to enter then suck them in! Be like a river. The river cares not in which way it flows or where it is going. It just knows that it must keep moving or it becomes a lake. Do not anticipate the outcome or how it will look getting there. Accept what comes and deal with it. Victory is your destination. Be like a river.    

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- REF 4/2017