The Thai Boxer and The Tea Cup
The Thai Boxer and the Tea Cup
Once there was a very young boy who lost his parents to a horrible storm. The Boys mother was very beautiful, and his father was a famous Muay Thai Champion. Having no other family the boy was left in the care of His fathers teacher and having no children of his own other than his students the old master was happy to take him in.
The boy was very young and had few memories of his parents, though he hurt greatly in there absence. He trained hard day and night to one day be as great a Thai boxer as his father. His training distracted him, he preferred the pain of bruised shins, elbows and knees to the pain of missing his parents. The stronger he became the closer he felt to his father.
As the boy began his fighting career he seemed unmatched. He would quickly dismantle older and even more experienced fighters. As he would send them crashing to the ring floor he would look up to see his father standing in the opposite corner, A proud look on his face, “This is your destiny” He would shout. Fight after fight the boy grew to a man and an undefeated fighter. Every victory would yield the reward of seeing his father in the opposite corner, He would always say “This is your destiny.”
At the peak of his career the man had finally earned a championship bout at the famed Lumpinee Stadium. The same Stadium where his father became champion, He trained hard and prayed harder the night before, He would make his father proud. The day of his bout he knew without a doubt he would walk away a champion. When he knocked his opponent to the mat something was different however, His father had not appeared as usual. His opponent rose again and as the two tied up in clinch a devastating knee was delivered to his back crippling him and sending him helpless to the floor.
Weeks passed, the fighter would not speak, he would not sleep, he would not even eat. He lost weight, and grew more and more depressed. Finally his Teacher confronted him, “You must eat.” And the old man placed a tea cup with some tea and biscuits just out of the younger man’s reach. Enraged the fighter yelled “Ajarn,…AJARN!!....I can’t reach it! Why would you be so cruel?! The old master turned and said simply “Because it is your destiny.” The fighter never told anyone of his visions. He thought long and hard and slowly reached for the tea cup.
Everyday the master would bring him food and his tea, and everyday he would set the tea cup farther away and in a more difficult spot to reach. On the third day The fighter reached for his tea cup and fell from his wheel chair to the floor. Frustrated, Angry, Miserable and Lonely the fighter looked up with tears in his eyes to see his mother, sitting just on the other side of his tea cup. She was beautiful , she just sat there with the most peaceful smile. She whispered to him “This is your destiny.” Everyday he would see her, just before he reached the tea cup and she would always whisper the same thing.
Many years later, In the United States of America an old Thai man with a decorative cane was watching over young thai boxers in a school in califorina. They were of many ages, races, and skill levels. Trying a difficult kick a particularly chubby young boy crashed to the floor. The old man slowly crouched near him, “ Come sir, Try again.” “ I can’t sir, I can’t do it.” The boy whispered embarrassed. The old man smiled, “Yes you can sir,…… It is your destiny.” On the walls there were many decorations. Uniforms, weapons, Thai paintings and statues, on one particular shelf was on old dusty tea cup. No one ever knew why.
Life is hard, It’s supposed to be. But life only asks what it thinks we can handle. No matter the disappointments or hardships remember that our destiny is shaped by the strength of our own will. Never give up trying to reach your “tea cup”.
Once there was a very young boy who lost his parents to a horrible storm. The Boys mother was very beautiful, and his father was a famous Muay Thai Champion. Having no other family the boy was left in the care of His fathers teacher and having no children of his own other than his students the old master was happy to take him in.
The boy was very young and had few memories of his parents, though he hurt greatly in there absence. He trained hard day and night to one day be as great a Thai boxer as his father. His training distracted him, he preferred the pain of bruised shins, elbows and knees to the pain of missing his parents. The stronger he became the closer he felt to his father.
As the boy began his fighting career he seemed unmatched. He would quickly dismantle older and even more experienced fighters. As he would send them crashing to the ring floor he would look up to see his father standing in the opposite corner, A proud look on his face, “This is your destiny” He would shout. Fight after fight the boy grew to a man and an undefeated fighter. Every victory would yield the reward of seeing his father in the opposite corner, He would always say “This is your destiny.”
At the peak of his career the man had finally earned a championship bout at the famed Lumpinee Stadium. The same Stadium where his father became champion, He trained hard and prayed harder the night before, He would make his father proud. The day of his bout he knew without a doubt he would walk away a champion. When he knocked his opponent to the mat something was different however, His father had not appeared as usual. His opponent rose again and as the two tied up in clinch a devastating knee was delivered to his back crippling him and sending him helpless to the floor.
Weeks passed, the fighter would not speak, he would not sleep, he would not even eat. He lost weight, and grew more and more depressed. Finally his Teacher confronted him, “You must eat.” And the old man placed a tea cup with some tea and biscuits just out of the younger man’s reach. Enraged the fighter yelled “Ajarn,…AJARN!!....I can’t reach it! Why would you be so cruel?! The old master turned and said simply “Because it is your destiny.” The fighter never told anyone of his visions. He thought long and hard and slowly reached for the tea cup.
Everyday the master would bring him food and his tea, and everyday he would set the tea cup farther away and in a more difficult spot to reach. On the third day The fighter reached for his tea cup and fell from his wheel chair to the floor. Frustrated, Angry, Miserable and Lonely the fighter looked up with tears in his eyes to see his mother, sitting just on the other side of his tea cup. She was beautiful , she just sat there with the most peaceful smile. She whispered to him “This is your destiny.” Everyday he would see her, just before he reached the tea cup and she would always whisper the same thing.
Many years later, In the United States of America an old Thai man with a decorative cane was watching over young thai boxers in a school in califorina. They were of many ages, races, and skill levels. Trying a difficult kick a particularly chubby young boy crashed to the floor. The old man slowly crouched near him, “ Come sir, Try again.” “ I can’t sir, I can’t do it.” The boy whispered embarrassed. The old man smiled, “Yes you can sir,…… It is your destiny.” On the walls there were many decorations. Uniforms, weapons, Thai paintings and statues, on one particular shelf was on old dusty tea cup. No one ever knew why.
Life is hard, It’s supposed to be. But life only asks what it thinks we can handle. No matter the disappointments or hardships remember that our destiny is shaped by the strength of our own will. Never give up trying to reach your “tea cup”.
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