Throwback Thursday - Humbleness

Furuya Sensei posted this to his Daily Message on May 14, 2002.

The leaf at the top of the tree does not know the shape or function of the root deep in the ground, yet its life is dependent upon it. There are many things in this world we don't know about, yet we are so dependent upon them for our survival. This is why we should always be humble and modest in our training.

Photo: Muso Shinden Ryu Iaido seminar in the early 1980s. Seated in the middle is Takeshi Mitsuzuka Sensei. To his left is Kazuo Chiba Sensei, Furuya Sensei and Ichiro Shibata Sensei (I think).