Wu Shen Pai Jiu Mei

Zhi  智

WISDOM

Social harmony is also dependent upon wisdom. Wisdom and knowledge are closely related.  Wisdom is the application of knowledge.  It is life experience that permits you to know and apply.  Knowing and understanding are two different things.  It is taking knowledge and applying it into life applications and discovering its true meaning and value. It is the ability to make decisions with an understanding of the past.  It is context from history that often allows us to understand the present and the future.  The condition of the present is clarified through our knowledge applied to our actions in the present.  Wisdom also enables us to understand the future, and the consequences in the future of our actions in the present.  Wisdom involves making choices with the understanding that one's actions affect humanity and the state of harmony within the universe.  Our actions never occur in a vacuum.  We must understand that our actions affect all of those around us.  It is through wisdom that you will achieve a successful life. Too many people assume that they know and are too impatient to discover the truth. We seek knowledge in all areas of our life in order to better obtain wisdom.  This search for understanding is the means of obtaining wisdom. 

Of course, people who have lived longer should be wiser, but this is not always the case. A person could have lived a long time, but never really took the time to reflect on their actions or strive for understanding.  A younger person who has the proper frame of mind and the patience to gain understanding could be wiser. Those who are wise do not proclaim themselves to be so. Those who lack wisdom usually speak up and make a louder noise in order to cover their ignorance. All the wealth in the world cannot buy wisdom. It is a gift of living to those who seek it.

The Wu Shen Pai practitioner is not just a fighter, but should be a student of life, striving always to better oneself in every aspect. Within this world, there is much to learn, but often humans are like a fish in a small pond. To that fish, the pond is the entire universe.  However, there is much more to life outside the boarders of the pond.  So you are fortunate to be training in Wu Shen Pai since it values the search for wisdom.  Once you have carefully chosen the art of Wu Shen Pai, you should never give up and quit.  Wu Shen Pai contains more than just physical techniques, but tenets by which to live one's life.  Wu Shen Pai becomes a way of life.  The attempt to study multiple arts is like searching for a well and digging ten one foot holes, when it would be better to find one good spot and dig one ten foot hole. Wu Shen Pai is a multifaceted gem which you could easily spend your lifetime practicing.  Follow the Way of Wu Shen Pai to the highest honorable degree. That is the way of wisdom.