According to their nature, there are both people who have quick intelligence, and those who must withdraw and take time to think things over. Looking into this thoroughly, if on thinks selflessly and adheres to the four vows of the Nabeshima samurai, surprising wisdom will occur regardless of the high or low points of one's nature.*
People think that they can clear up profound matters if they consider them deeply, but they exercise perverse thoughts and come to no good because they do their reflecting with only self-interest at the center.
It is difficult for a fool's habits to change to selflessness. In confronting a matter, however, if at first you leave it alone, fix the four vows in you heart, exclude self-interest, and make an effort, you will not go far from your mark.
*Never to be outdone in the way of the samurai, To be of good use to the master, To be filial to my parents, To manifest great compassion, and to act for the sake of man.
This another great entry. As a people, we tend to over think things. A lot of different disciplines have their tenets or regulations (taekwondo included) and as a martial artist one has to keep these in mind when making a decision. If your thinking is clear and you are focused on what your your rules to live by would be, the decision becomes plain and obvious. This is something we are also taught.
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