Gratitude
2016-12-23
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Recently I had a conversation with the person who initially told me about Iaido, during which I thanked him for having done so.
He admitted that he was surprised I'd stuck with it; he thought I'd get bored and give it up. He's not off-base in having thought or said that. I'm sometimes surprised too. I haven't lived a life where I had to get used to sticking with anything, so it's a source of wonder to me also. I do know that one of the reasons I have stuck with it is because of the people I am there with, my sensei not the least of them. Had I started this with someone else, having met many of those someone elses now, I do not think I'd still be at it - with one notable exception. There is nowt wrong with any of the people who teach this art in this area, they're all wonderful in their own way, but there's a certain feeling of rapport that you get with certain folk, a sense of rightness also, that makes some relationships work better than others, and makes some folk a bigger inspiration.
I'm glad I stuck with it. I can't see my life without it.