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In Spain, Aikidoka are currently celebrating the end of the 2007-2008 season. Maite Sensei (sandan) of AIKISUR in Spain wrote a brief story as reflecting on the past season.

You can read it in English and its original Spanish below.

AIKIDO

2007 – 2008

Upon having finished classes, while the teacher was organizing a few documents on his desk, a student approached him and said:- “Teacher, what makes me even happier about having finished the course is that I will not have to listen to any more of your silly sayings and I will stop having to see your boring face.”

The teacher, looking at the student, said to him:

- “You know, whenever someone offers me something, I don’t always accept it.”

- “What are you trying to say?” the student asked.

- “In your case, these emotions of anger and rancor with which you intend to offend me, do not interest me. ”

- “I do not understand you,” - the pupil said again/continued.

- “It’s very simple,” answered the teacher. “You are offering me anger and scorn, and if I feel offended or become furious, I will be accepting your gift, but in truth I prefer giving in to my own serenity. Your anger will pass; do not try to leave it with me, because I’m not interested.”

- “I cannot control what you carry in your heart but, for me, it matters what I have in mine.”

Every day, in every moment, you can choose what emotions or feelings you want to put inside you, and what you choose will take with you until you decide to change it, for that is what Liberty gives us in Life, the option to become bitter or to be happy is is ours alone.

– Maite Fuertemoreno holds the rank of sandan and is dojo cho of AIKISUR in Villa del Prado, Spain.

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En España la temporada 07-08 termina en Junio.Este es mi presente de agradecimiento por todo lo que habeis contribuido a que vuelva a tener ilusion por practicar aikido.

Un saludo para todos,

Maite sensei
3º dan

AIKIDO

2007 - 2008

Al terminar las clases, mientras el maestro organizaba unos documentos en su escritorio, se le acercó uno de sus alumnos y le dijo:-“Profesor, lo que más me alegra al haber terminado el curso, es que no tendré que escuchar más sus tonterías y dejaré de ver su cara aburrida”El profesor, mirando al alumno y le dijo:

-“Sabes, cuando alguien me ofrece algo no siempre lo acepto”

-¿Qué quiere decir con eso?- preguntó el alumno.

-En tu caso esa emoción de rabia y rencor con la que intentas ofenderme no me interesa.

-“No le entiendo”- volvió a decir el alumno.

-”Muy sencillo”- replicó el profesor- “Tú me estás ofreciendo rabia y desprecio, y si yo me siento ofendido o me pongo furioso, estaré aceptando tu regalo, pero en verdad que prefiero obsequiarme con mi propia serenidad.”“Tu rabia pasará, no trates de dejarla conmigo, por que no me interesa.”

“Yo no puedo controlar lo que tu llevas en tu corazón, pero de mí depende lo que yo tenga en el mío.”

Cada día, en todo momento, tú puedes escoger qué emociones o sentimientos quieres poner dentro de ti, y lo que elijas te acompañará hasta que decidas cambiarlo, por que así es la Libertad que nos da la Vida, la opción de amargarnos o de ser felices es solo nuestra.

– Maite Fuertemoreno holds the rank of sandan and is dojo cho of AIKISUR in Villa del Prado, Spain.

This entry was posted on Friday, June 13th, 2008 at 11:37 am and is filed under Inspiration.