It is very easy and a lot of fun to talk about dreams and goals and a great future. Achieving these dreams is not so easy as all wise people know. We need to build our dreams on the solid ground of action rather than the shifting sands of talk. The Red Indians of America know how to summarize great truths in a few choice words.
In the perceptive western, “Broken Arrow”, Cochise, the wise Apache chief, scolds the wise American scout, acted by James Stewart:
“To talk of peace is easy; to live it is not easy. Are you a child that you thought peace would come easy?”
The Italians also have a way with words. Garibaldi, the great Italian soldier and patriot said much the same thing:
“Give me the ready hand rather than the ready tongue.”
Talk is easy. Planning is easy. Making promises is easy.
Doing what we say is the difficult part. Carrying out our plans is not easy. Keeping our promises is the hard part.
Recently, a top instructor in my martial art, Choikwangdo, which is based in Atlanta Georgia, spoke about how some UK instructors go to Atlanta and are so inspired that they are totally gung-ho and...