Throwback Thursday
Furuya Sensei posted this to his Daily Message July 18, 2005.
"To be discouraged. Sometimes we get discouraged because we feel that people have expectations of us which are too high and we cannot accommodate them. We do not like such responsibilities weighing upon us. If we think about it seriously however, that people have such high expectations of us is the greatest compliment of all. It is when people have no expectations of us and allow us to do whatever we feel like or do not care, is actually a great insult. The hardest part of life is meeting the responsibilities that Life continually imposes upon us. At the same time, this is also bringing great excitement and beauty to our lives."