“Dreams are necessary to life.” Anais Nin -
What are the true necessities to life? There are many different opinions many people have. Some believe there are only are only four necessities to sustain life.
These four things are physical and are:
- food
- water
- shelter
- oxygen
These may keep a body alive, but they may not keep your mind healthy. One must have other things in life to maintain life as a human being. All life is not created equal. Amoebas, a single celled animal, don't think or love, therefore can't believe in much of anything. All they require is food, water which is also their shelter and oxygen. But we are not amoebas, we are much more complicated than that. We, as human beings must have something more in which to survive. We must have:
- love
- happiness
- faith
- confidence
Enrolling in Martial Arts can have a great deal with inspiring confidence in ourselves. Giving us the faith we need to keep working hard to get to our goals. Then we will be happy with ourselves with the achievements we accomplish. Often we share these accomplishments with our family and friends whom we love.
Is Martial Arts a necessity of life? It depends on who you may ask. If you look at it in this way, it could be the most essential part of your life! It gives you the motivation to do your best each and everyday. Martial arts gives you the confidence to go for your dreams, no matter what those dreams may be, whether it is to be an engineer or a ballerina or a black belt, you know you can do it if you really work hard enough to do it!
Martial arts feeds our mentality to keep us striving for more in our everyday lives, motivating to become more than what we were yesterday. Martial arts also teaches us respect for our elders and our family. Which in return, we receive the love we need as humans. If we didn't receive love and affection, we would turn into destructive and hateful people. Martial Arts is not about being destructive, it is about self-defense.
To keep your life down to the necessities, just remember the basics you need to stay happy and healthy. Eat the right foods, drink lots of water, practice your martial arts daily, respect your family and friends, and this will keep your faith and confidence within yourself, as well as keeping your physical self strong and healthy too!
by Marty Penate
