Chapter 45: The Morning Bell and the Dusk Drum
Chen Sheng lowered his head and thought for a long time, until he had figured everything out, and then looked up at his master, his eyes were clear.
When Master Lin saw Chen Sheng's expression, he knew that Chen Sheng had completely thought about this matter, so he smiled with relief and looked at the beloved apprentice in front of him.
Chen Sheng stood up, walked in front of his master, knelt down directly, kowtowed to his master, and said: "Thank you for the master's teachings, the apprentice knows where his mistakes are, I will definitely correct them in the future, and I will not make such mistakes again."
The master stretched out his hand and picked up the kneeling Chen Sheng, patted the soil on his knees lovingly, pulled him to sit down beside him, and said to Chen Sheng: "It's good to know where your problems are, you are a very smart child, I believe that you can solve your own problems, let your family rest assured, and you can also let the master and me rest assured."
Chen Sheng nodded firmly, recovered his master and said, "I will definitely be able to, master, don't worry."
Master Lin nodded appreciatively to show his encouragement to Chen Sheng.
Then Master Lin said to Chen Sheng, "I specially called you to the house today for two main purposes.
One is the one I just said.
There is also a purpose to make up for this lesson of martial arts for you, you were still young before, and you may not understand or understand this, but now it's time, you have grown up and are sensible, it should be time to make up this lesson for you, fortunately, it's not too late, everything is in time."
Hearing that the master was going to teach him a lesson, Chen Sheng's expression began to become serious, and he returned to his seat and sat down, ready to start listening to the master's teachings.
Master Lin's face also became very solemn, and he began to speak:
"The martial arts we practice is a confrontational sport with fists, kicks or equipment, and the vitality of martial arts lies in the technical attack, which brings a problem, that is, we often say that 'fists and feet do not have long eyes', which can easily cause injuries.
And how to correctly understand and avoid these is to talk about martial virtues.
And the so-called martial virtue is a norm for our behavior, a criterion for us to understand what we can do and what we can't do.
In the past dynasties, everyone regarded martial arts as the foundation of martial arts, believed that martial arts should be higher than martial arts, and also believed that martial arts were the spiritual ships of a person or a sect leading to advanced martial arts.
No matter which school or faction, no matter what kind of martial arts are studied, the first thing to say is to talk about martial virtues, and stipulate the moral norms that must be followed, emphasizing that 'learning boxing should be based on virtue first, respectful and humble in everything, and not fighting with others, so that you can be a righteous man and a gentleman'.
So in today's society, what do we mean by martial virtue?
Martial arts is a very important part of Chinese culture, which can not only strengthen the body, but also promote and spread Chinese culture.
As a deep-seated humanistic spirit and national consciousness, Chinese martial arts is the representative of various national quintessence cultures and the embodiment of the survival value of the times.
The martial arts spirit of "learning martial arts before learning morality", "respecting teachers and respecting the way", and unremitting self-improvement is not only the martial arts spirit that we emphasize, but also the essence of the spirit of the Chinese nation
To put it simply, martial arts is the moral norm and moral character that we should have when we practice martial arts, and martial arts are the skills we use to strengthen our bodies, defend ourselves and defend our families and the country.
From the first day we started to practice martial arts, we were exposed to martial arts everywhere, and it ran through the whole process of our martial arts practice.
For example, we use the fist salute every day, why is the left hand on top and the right hand on the bottom?
The simplest explanation for this is that the left hand is good and the right hand is evil, so we should use the left hand to suppress the right hand, indicating that good suppresses evil.
Master Lin constantly transmitted the theory of martial arts to Chen Sheng, and Chen Sheng sat there listening carefully, comprehending everything the master said,
The master's words seemed to open a bigger door for Chen Sheng, allowing him to realize the more wonderful world behind the door and discover how shallow he was before.
Master Lin's lesson came at the right time, just like the evening drum and morning bell, which woke Chen Sheng up and pulled him back on the right path.
Since then, Chen Sheng has a clearer understanding of his goals and knows which direction to work towards, instead of blindly fighting bravely.
At this time, Master Lin's education was also coming to an end, and finally Master Lin said to Chen Sheng: "For you, I have very big expectations, you have a very good talent, almost one in a million, I very much hope that you can grow up healthily, while making progress in martial arts, you will also become a perfect person in terms of martial arts, and finally carry forward our martial arts."
Chen Sheng heard the master's entrustment and expectations, and nodded firmly at the master, expressing his determination.
Then Master Lin talked about the root cause of Chen Sheng's recent impetuousness:
"In the past few years, except for the changes in your family, you have been smooth sailing in other aspects.
Especially the few times you have conflicts with others, it may make your subconscious feel that your current grades are very good, and you can no longer find your opponents around, so you have a feeling of pride and complacency, which is a kind of impetuousness in your body.
The envy, jealousy and support of your classmates and friends will make you unconsciously produce this kind of pride.
Even the strength you show when you are in conflict with these people will make you feel this kind of pride and impetuousness.
I think that what I have learned so far is enough, and I don't need to work so hard anymore, anyway, I am also the strongest person around me now, and I am gradually losing my motivation to go up.
Although it has not yet manifested itself, the signs of this have already arisen in thought, and it will soon be reflected in action.
Therefore, when we find such signs, we must stop and correct them in time, because it is contrary to our original intention of practicing martial arts to strengthen our bodies and challenge our own limits
So how can we correct our mistakes after discovering such problems, then we must realize the most fundamental purpose of our martial arts, that is, to strengthen our bodies and challenge ourselves.
If we want to climb to the top of the martial arts, we must kick away these stumbling blocks in front of us one by one and return to the original intention, only in this way can we truly become a martial artist and move forward on the road to the peak."
Chen Sheng listened to his master's profound analysis of himself, and gradually fell into contemplation, and began to seriously think about his own situation.
Master Lin had already analyzed Chen Sheng's current problems clearly, and seeing that Chen Sheng had fallen into deep thought and began to think about his own problems, he didn't bother Chen Sheng, got up and left softly, leaving Chen Sheng here alone to think.
Chen Sheng has completely sunk into his own world, and the things that have happened in the past few years are living in front of him one by one, and Chen Sheng can see his gains and losses from each scene, until he finds out where his problems are.
Especially at each stage, the small changes in my emotions are infinitely magnified in my mind.
When I think of myself in the past year, I am indeed changing little by little, as if I have lost my heart, and I regard the skills I have learned as the capital to fight bravely, and I am squandering it wantonly, but I am unconscious, and I am even complacent, enjoying the feeling of the stars holding the moon.
Now that I think about it, all this is so childish and ridiculous, and all those so-called pride are so insignificant.
Thinking of this, Chen Sheng's mind gradually became clearer, and his self-awareness gradually became profound.
At the same time, his own positioning has become clearer, his pursuit is the true meaning of martial arts, the continuous challenge of his own limits, the stronger himself, and the development of his own martial arts. It's not the king of the streets, it's not the brave and ruthless.
After thinking about this, Chen Sheng seemed to have changed a person immediately, exuding a confident power all over his body, and his eyes were no longer gloomy, full of sunshine. Standing there, the whole person seemed very tall, like a mountain.
Master Lin, who was standing outside the door and watching the disciples below practice, looked back and saw Chen Sheng's changes, and smiled happily, he knew that now that Chen Sheng's problem was solved, even if there was still a little problem, it would be solved with the continuation of time.
Now Chen Sheng is like a new life, radiating endless vitality.
Master Lin called Chen Sheng out of the house and asked him to go down and practice with his brothers.
When Chen Sheng passed by his master's side, he bowed deeply to his master, and he thanked himself for falling to his master, pointing out the direction for himself, and not leading himself astray.
After bowing, Chen Sheng went down to join the ranks of his brothers and began training.
Master Lin stood on the sidelines and watched everyone practice, today he was in a very good mood, solved Chen Sheng's problem, and also let go of a big stone in his heart, so he was ready to go down and join hands with his apprentices.
walked into the room, came to Chen Sheng's side, and signaled the two who were practicing to stop temporarily.
Chen Sheng and the senior brother who was practicing against him saw that the master had come to his side, so he stopped and looked at his master, not knowing what was wrong with him.
Master Lin motioned for everyone in the arena to stop, and then said to everyone, "Today, I will show you the basic routines and shelves of our martial arts, you all look at it carefully, and if you don't understand anything, you can ask questions on the spot."
All the apprentices in the field were very happy to hear that the master was going to demonstrate in person, and they began to applaud, and then gathered towards the master, ready to carefully appreciate the master's demonstration.
Master Lin called Chen Sheng and asked him to come and give him a hand, Chen Sheng was very happy when he heard that it was himself, and quickly stepped forward and made preparations, while all the brothers and sisters on the sidelines looked at Chen Sheng with great envy and envied him for having such a good opportunity.
Seeing that the apprentices were all around, Master Lin also started and stood face to face with Chen Sheng.
After giving a fist salute, Chen Sheng tied up the starting hand-drawing bow style and began to take the initiative to approach his master, and Master Lin also responded with a drawing bow, waiting for his apprentice to come forward to attack.
Starting from the palm, Master Lin and Chen Sheng performed the whole martial arts from beginning to end, and in the process, Chen Sheng discovered his own gap.
I used to think that I had learned well, and I was already a master, but now I found that what I learned was some of the fur of my own door, I am afraid that it can only be said that it is just getting started, far from profound, not even proficient, thinking of this, Chen Sheng can't help but blush for his previous realization.
Seeing his own gap, Chen Sheng was also secretly determined to work harder in the future, master his own martial arts, and strive to be like his master as soon as possible.
After a fist walk, Chen Sheng was already panting and sweating profusely, and although his master was old, his face still did not change, and his breath was stable, just sweating slightly.
Seeing that the apprentices were all reminiscing about the scene just now, Master Lin didn't bother them anymore and went back to the house. Leaving everyone in the courtyard for a long time to recall the picture of their master just now.