slavejali -> RE: Respect from others (2/28/2006 12:29:53 PM)
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The closest experience I have had to your experience is this. My Master holds a 4th degree blackbelt, He has a martial arts school in which he is the instructor or Master. There is one student there who thinks he knows everything. I get the feeling that he even feels that he is better than Master, even though he holds only a blue belt. I feel the things he says arent real, even when he portrays respect or says the respectful words that go along with martial arts training, I dont feel he really means them. Sometimes I find myself getting so mad with him, I cant even look him in the eye cause I feel that if I did when i was feeling that way he would drop dead hehe. Ive talked to Master about it, He says, " All blue belts think they know everything. Its a process. Dont worry about it." Its taken some work on my part and a lot of listening to Master but I think I'm finally in a place where I can just see him for what he is, a student travelling along the road of life and dont have to feel defensive of Master, which has alleviated a lot of the "Damn i wanna tear you to shreds feeling" i had towards this student. If you see your friend for what she is, someone who has not self control and can be rude and obnoxious because of this and that this is just a weakness of hers, and realise, your Master is your Master and needs no defense or protection on your part, it may help to stop the bad feelings you are having.
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