Every great power is dangerous for the beginner, there is something seductive in the early ease of skill when effort seems like a whisper and mastery appears near Every great power is dangerous for the beginner, as if the world has cracked open to offer its secrets to your fingers but not all treasure revealed is meant to touched too soon Every great power is dangerous for the beginner, and not every open door is a path already earned and the spark the dances in your palm may also trouble your soul Every great power is dangerous for the beginner, for those who have not yet felt the cost of flame may believe they can shape fire without first becoming its students…
You must move with nature not ahead of it, look at how the tree does not rush to reach the sky and how roots anchor before the first leaf even dreams of light You must move with nature not ahead of it, the same must be true of you to ground before you grow or you will become like the bloom that bursts before spring You must move with nature not ahead of it, only to wither by noon without ever bearing fruit because haste is a betrayal of the process that makes you whole You must move with nature not ahead of it, quick understanding can feel like the voice of a god in your mind, like music without sheet music or conductor yet somehow you play it well…
Mastery begins in humility in honoring the basics, even the prodigy must kneel at the altar of repetition where there is no dignity lost in drilling fundamentals Mastery begins in humility in honoring the basics, do not be ashamed to practice the simplest things because this is the only strength gained that the world cannot take away Mastery begins in humility in honoring the basics, for there are bones upon which every form rests because even mountains are built on tiny stones Mastery begins in humility in honoring the basics, it’s easy to think you’re beyond the starting line when your first few steps come effortlessly and quickly…
Patience is the companion of lasting strength, no crowd waits at the start of discipline and no hand claps when you do the hundredth repetition Patience is the companion of lasting strength, but those who walk the road find rewards beyond praise for what endures is never rushed, only earned Patience is the companion of lasting strength, and what is built slowly cannot be easily destroyed because in time, the lessons will no longer be commands but choices Patience is the companion of lasting strength, and you will find that you’ve become the guide you once sought where ability, humility, and nature walk side by side…
Watchwords: There is no shame in returning to the start, no failure in revisiting what you thought you knew Growth is a spiral always circling back to its roots for wonder and humility Wisdom often hides beneath the first lesson for what endures is never rushed only earned Just because you see the pattern doesn't mean you’ve learned the shape
Here is Tikatarot, who dares you to answer the question, “Who am I?”..
As and will always be reminding you to dream:
“As you are still the Master of your destiny and the maker of your dreams…”
