What the Ubbt has done for me

My last entry was written while in a terrible mood, but I'm in a better mood tonight.

What I said about the ubbt having contributed to me having a rotten time of late was true, but it's mainly to do with having had a horrible time all around. I probably gave the impression that I considered the Ubbt a waste and that is just not the case! Here's the all important why:

It is true that the self analysis brought on in large part by the Ubbt has left me with a bad taste in my mouth, but such should be the case with everyone. If you aren't horribly dissatisfied with your flaws something is wrong, and if one says they aren't they are probably self deluded or lying to you. The ubbt's ability to make me see the worst in me is a double edged sword, it also makes me see how to change. Flaws give us flavour, it is true; however, who wouldn't rather have a perfect cake rather than one baked by the clumsy kid for a science project?
Doing the ubbt has, above all else, forced me to apply liberal amounts of kung fu to my everyday life in new and creative ways, which is how I noticed all those flaws which have had me in a perpetually bad mood. Passing the test would be great, but failure is far more useful in many ways. Like I always say, the only real failure is to quit, all else is simply a lesser success.

Useful lessons I've learned:
Always wear a watch; time is Time and I don't have enough for silly metaphors
Doing one thing at a time takes too much time; doing everything at once takes too much everything.
Failure isn't an option for you, but you're an option for failure.

I've been working on this since Sunday, and what was supposed to be an easy article has kept me busy until tonight, so I think I'll post this part and post the rest later.

Ben Davies
Silent River Kung fu
Stony Plain Alberta, Canada
www.silentriverkungfu.com