Did you know.......

To tell you the truth probably not, but when someone asks me a question about something they saw on TV or a small factoid about martial arts I often listen to what they are saying versus what they are telling me.  Weird I know, but hang in there for a moment.  People don't come up to you and start talking about random things unless they are trying to connect with you.  For a moment, for a day or even forever a person looks to connect through sharing or giving.  The thing they saw on TV isn't truly what our conversation is about.  It's about an emotional connection to something that made them want to connect with me.  Whew, thats a long winded way of saying something but it's true.  When children act out or adults it's for attention good or bad.  As humans we tend to naturally avoid painful actions.  Sometimes people feel they connect by getting your attention for less then good choices.  All of it still is a way of connecting.  Sometimes it's unhealthy and sometimes it's life changing.  You have to look at the emotion connected to the end result and determine why they are doing what they are doing.  So when you ask if me if I know this or that I may say "no" just so we can connect and I can hear how you are so excited to tell me that Bruce Lee lived in Seattle for a bit.  Master T