It will always be a constant battle in our lives to further go the obstacles that are thrown in our path as we grow in age and life itself. Simply put, we must always persevere and push past such challenges and continue to strive for the benefits at the end. While it may seem like the path to the end is long, and sometimes difficult, it is having what many have come to call a Non-Quitting Spirit that pushes us that one step further each moment; to get us closer in everything that we do.
Through the Martial Arts many benefits are obtained, and those already gained, strengthened. These include such benefits as confidence, discipline, and even a non-quitting spirit. The Martial Arts play as an important factor in building up abilities that everyone as adults and children alike, can wield and possess for years to come. This is not limited to ones ability to defend them, and should never be looked upon as being the only benefit available. While the benefits stressed upon, vary from person to person, they are all capable of being obtained by everyone. In order to pursue these, we must undergo the everyday battle of having a non-quitting spirit. Unfortunately, we sometimes fall into a position where we feel lacking, and look past what benefits we are truly receiving and often times, result in moving on; losing out on the benefits due to come. We must remember what we have gained and what we wish to gain to motivate ourselves to continue on in everything that we do.
Non-Quitting Spirit For The Adult
As an adult, there is always the pressure in life to want a break from the daily routines that may seem stressing and even aggravating at times; a plain example being our job in the workforce. Having a vacation, a day off or just not feeling well can put you in that mode of saying to yourself I dont feel like going to work today. But you know very well that if you were to skip out on the requirements in your life, it could cost you your job, putting you in an even worse position than simply feeling blah that day. Everyone learns this in one way or another; the idea is not to learn the hard way. Adults tend to know this with necessities, but lack noticing benefits in something that is merely a want or desire.
The Martial Arts is not a necessity, but when utilized to its fullest, is an extremely valuable asset in day to day life; including the necessities. Like life, there are ups and downs; rather than walk away from it all, when thinking you are in a down, you should look to the cause and always keep to the end results of what you are obtaining and the benefits already obtained. When participating in something like the Martial Arts, there should never be an end all reason to give it up when you can do something to work on it; even if its just going to class. Chances are good that you have false beliefs if you think you have gained nothing. There is always something to be gained from something. By simply pushing ourselves further to better understand what it is standing in our way, and move past it, and continuing on, we have practiced the valuable lesson of having a non-quitting spirit and will continue to reap the benefits.
Non-Quitting Spirit For The Child
As a child the many benefits found in their daily routines are often blinded from their understanding until they grow older and have responsibility. It is important to remember what the benefits are in what they are doing, and how it helps them to grow stronger in their everyday lives as they grow older. A prime example in a childs daily routine throughout the first several years of their life is school. We all know the many benefits that schooling has for now and their future to come, but of course, a child is not going to understand that the way and adult would.
The Martial Arts carry benefits the same way, bringing some improvements out in an instant, and others over a span of time. By pressing through the rough moments like being sick, vacation time and even the break in the summer, a child will grow the benefit of a non-quitting spirit. Because they are children after all, this feeling comes and goes with them, as they will almost always feel the want to stop something from time to time. Its not necessarily that they are bored, but simply on a low at the moment. Being the parent, you must refrain from doing what you think is best and see what the benefits are now, and in the future in having the child do whatever it is they are doing; like the Martial Arts. You would never just allow them to stop going to school; you know what the benefits are and how it will aide them in their future.
The Martial Arts and anything else that is Good for a child should be handled in the same manner; as it will only make them a stronger individual in their lifetime. By simply pulling a child from a benefiting activity just because they want to stop, they now learn that it is okay to stop something if you dont want to do it or think its not working the way you want it to. This carries over into things like school; and will surely follow them into the later years of life, when necessities such as getting a job are required to live life to the fullest. By knowing and seeing the benefits you can continue to push and encourage the child to overcome their current down, and return them to the world that they have fun in. Thus stressing and building a non-quitting spirit within them.
