"Bamboo, my new master" heh...

Here's a connection between the growth of a child to the growth of a bamboo, in relations to spiritual practice in Tai Chi.

I'm playing around with this idea to relate the growth of a child to that of a bamboo: A child grows and develops physically in the metaphorical "long smooth section" in bamboos, where "sprouts of creativity shoots" from the knobs, when lessons and bumps are encountered in the course of a child's life. In the end, each increment grows taller and taller and eventually, over time-change of weather-adaptation-perhaps growth pains- into an adult form.


I quote from this blog:
"The knobbly bit represents the class (this guy is taking Tai Chi), the long smooth section (is) the practice.

Notice that the sprouts grow from the knobbly part. This is where creativity shoots from. The knobbly part is the lesson and also a relaxing period. The long stem is the work and practice section, this is where Tai Chi happens. In class we learn, but without practice it is meaningless. So my new mantra is practice, practice, practice with a little bit of learning every once in a while."