Have you ever known something before you’ve actually learned it?
Let me step back. In 1968 my father took me to see the movie “Camelot”. Back then going to the movies was a special event and as a 6 year old I fell in love with the story of Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot and Merlin.
Camelot became one of my Top 10 Favorite Movies. I’ve seen it more times than I can count and always loved the scene with Arthur & Merlin when Arthur is sad and asks the wise man’s advice, “the key is to learn something”. The full quote is below and well worth the read.
I’ve known this lesson for 50 years from seeing the movie. And yet just a few weeks ago in the midst of Covid-19 Stay Home I actually learned the lesson for the first time.
I was frustrated and anxious beginning our 6th week of quarantine. I missed the connection of being with students and seeing the benefits of our work together (increased mobility, relief from pain & stress).Then I began to LEARN as Merlin said to Arthur. And as l learned my spark returned. I got excited to produce an online yoga course knowing it will benefit students in many of the same ways as our work face to face.
I was sad like Arthur and in learning how to produce an online course I could once again teach what I know to age gracefully & get out of pain (physical & mental!). And remember Merlin lived BACKWARDS! He “youthened” rather than aged. Looking back to 1968 I’d say he was probably my first yoga teacher.
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Enjoy your practice and listen to Merlin, “Learn”.
“Merlin
“The best thing for being sad,” replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, “is to learn something. That’s the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then — to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting. Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn.
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