Life Lessons from Master Oogway

// A THREAD //
1. Live in the Present

π‘Œπ‘œπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œπ‘œ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘’π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘€π‘Žπ‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝑀𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒.

Your body is always in the now; put your mind & emotions in the now.
2. Growth

𝐼𝑓 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘œπ‘›π‘™π‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘› π‘‘π‘œ, π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ 𝑀𝑖𝑙𝑙 π‘›π‘’π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑏𝑒 π‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘› π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘›π‘œπ‘€.

Life is not meant to be easy; step out of your comfort zone.
3. Learning

π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑖𝑠 π‘Žπ‘™π‘€π‘Žπ‘¦π‘  π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œ π‘™π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘›. 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑛 π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Ž π‘šπ‘Žπ‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ.

Knowledge is heavily decentralized; always hold an open mind.
4. Clarity

π‘Œπ‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘‘ 𝑖𝑠 π‘™π‘–π‘˜π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘€π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ. π‘Šβ„Žπ‘’π‘› π‘Žπ‘”π‘–π‘‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘‘, 𝑖𝑑 π‘π‘’π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘  𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑑 π‘‘π‘œ 𝑠𝑒𝑒. 𝐡𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑓 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘œπ‘€ 𝑖𝑑 π‘‘π‘œ 𝑠𝑒𝑑𝑑𝑙𝑒, π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘ π‘€π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘π‘’π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘  π‘π‘™π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿ.

Peace is the best problem-solver.
5. Destiny

π‘π‘œ π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘π‘Žπ‘› π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ 𝑖𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑑𝑀𝑒𝑒𝑛 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑦 𝑒π‘₯𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑑 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’.

Your worst enemy & greatest ally stare back at you in the mirror; accept responsibility.
6. Control

πΏπ‘œπ‘œπ‘˜ π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’. 𝐼 π‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘˜π‘’ 𝑖𝑑 π‘π‘™π‘œπ‘ π‘ π‘œπ‘š π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘› 𝑖𝑑 𝑠𝑒𝑖𝑑𝑠 π‘šπ‘’, π‘›π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘˜π‘’ 𝑖𝑑 π‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘–π‘‘ π‘π‘’π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑖𝑑𝑠 π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’.

You cannot carve the path of everything; only your own life.
7. Self-Belief

π‘Œπ‘œπ‘’ 𝑗𝑒𝑠𝑑 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒. π‘Œπ‘œπ‘’ π‘šπ‘’π‘ π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒.

You can succeed in the face of doubt; you cannot succeed in the face of self-doubt.
8. Blessings

π‘Œπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘¦ 𝑖𝑠 β„Žπ‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦, π‘‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘€ 𝑖𝑠 π‘Ž π‘šπ‘¦π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦, π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘¦ 𝑖𝑠 π‘Ž 𝑔𝑖𝑓𝑑...
π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘'𝑠 π‘€β„Žπ‘¦ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦ π‘π‘Žπ‘™π‘™ 𝑖𝑑 π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘’π‘›π‘‘.

Your first breath today was someone's last; be grateful.
9. Giving

π‘Šβ„Žπ‘’π‘› 𝑀𝑖𝑙𝑙 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘§π‘’? π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘˜π‘’, π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’.

You have two hands: one to feed yourself & another to feed others.
10. Judgement

𝐼𝑑 π‘šπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘  π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘œπ‘›π‘’ 𝑖𝑠 π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘›, 𝑏𝑒𝑑 π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦ π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘€ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒.

Life is not deterministic; value others & yourself on what truly matters.
11. Perspective

π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑖𝑠 𝑗𝑒𝑠𝑑 𝑛𝑒𝑀𝑠. π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑖𝑠 π‘›π‘œ π‘”π‘œπ‘œπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘π‘Žπ‘‘.

Information is based on your perspective; wield this power for the benefit of your world & the world.
12. Struggle

π‘…π‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘šπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘‘β„Ž.

You will fall off the path. Stray from it.

But never forget it if you want to get to your destination.
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