Strength and Weakness (Must Read Story)
A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo despite losing his left arm in a devastating car accident. The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. He was doing well, so he couldn't understand why, after three months of training, the master had taught him only one move.
"Sensei" (Teacher in Japanese), the boy finally said, "Shouldn't I be learning more moves?" "This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you'll ever need to know," the sensei replied.
Not quite understanding but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training. Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first tournament.
Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became impatient and charged; the boy deftly used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.
This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. For a while, the boy appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the referee called a time-out. He was about to stop the match when the sensei intervened.
"No," the sensei insisted, "Let him continue." Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to pin him. The boy had won the match and the tournament. He was the champion.
On the way home, the boy and sensei reviewed every move in each match. Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind.
"Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?"
"You won for two reasons," the sensei answered. "First, you've almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. And second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm."
The boy's biggest weakness had become his biggest strength.
Sometimes we feel that we have certain weaknesses and we blame God, the circumstances, or ourselves for it, but we never know that our weaknesses can become our strengths one day.
Each of us is special and important, so never think you have any weakness, never think of pride or pain, just live your life to its fullest and extract the best out of it!
From India, Coimbatore
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746A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo despite losing his left arm in a devastating car accident. The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. He was doing well, so he couldn't understand why, after three months of training, the master had taught him only one move.
"Sensei" (Teacher in Japanese), the boy finally said, "Shouldn't I be learning more moves?" "This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you'll ever need to know," the sensei replied.
Not quite understanding but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training. Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first tournament.
Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became impatient and charged; the boy deftly used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.
This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. For a while, the boy appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the referee called a time-out. He was about to stop the match when the sensei intervened.
"No," the sensei insisted, "Let him continue." Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to pin him. The boy had won the match and the tournament. He was the champion.
On the way home, the boy and sensei reviewed every move in each match. Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind.
"Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?"
"You won for two reasons," the sensei answered. "First, you've almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. And second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm."
The boy's biggest weakness had become his biggest strength.
Sometimes we feel that we have certain weaknesses and we blame God, the circumstances, or ourselves for it, but we never know that our weaknesses can become our strengths one day.
Each of us is special and important, so never think you have any weakness, never think of pride or pain, just live your life to its fullest and extract the best out of it!
From India, Coimbatore
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very motivating story pls do keep posting some more stories highlighting other topics as well
From India, Mumbai
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From India, Mumbai
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Dear Mr. Peer,
This story has made us think about finding our weaknesses so that we can convert our major weakness into our major strength. Currently, not everyone can concentrate on it. However, the story motivated us to do a SWOT analysis on ourselves and strive to become the best. Thank you very much for sharing this.
We request you to further extend your contributions like this. Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Sai Prasad
From India, Hyderabad
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This story has made us think about finding our weaknesses so that we can convert our major weakness into our major strength. Currently, not everyone can concentrate on it. However, the story motivated us to do a SWOT analysis on ourselves and strive to become the best. Thank you very much for sharing this.
We request you to further extend your contributions like this. Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Sai Prasad
From India, Hyderabad
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