Our good health.
No adventures or great achievements can happen if we don't have the energy or can't move freely.
The Chinese gongfu master says "your body is gold."
We only get one body.
If we damage it breaking bricks, the injury to our hands will haunt us the rest of our lives.
It's normal to feel indestructible before we hit thirty. But the damage accumulated is real.
Just as poor eating, not enough exercise, or persistent stress create a storm for the body.
The body is an amazing self-healer. And it has limits.
What the West calls "self-care," Chinese gongfu calls "gongfu" (skill achieved through hard work).
We cultivate our body daily so it can be strong, resilient, and take us into old age with little pain.
Without your health, what is there?
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