A thread running through the past few weeks has been trying to keep my mind open and my anxiety comforted... This made me think of wise words spoken by Bruce Lee in a 1971 interview with Pierre Berton.
Here, in his only preserved English speaking TV interview, Lee shared his thoughts about style, expression, growth and humanity.
Bruce Lee, who had to actually slow down his moves in order for film cameras to be able to capture them, is a martial arts legend.
He was also a brilliant philosopher, who constantly gathered his thoughts, reflections, goals and affirmations in beautifully written journals.
And his holistic thinking mind is an inspiration on days when mine threatens to close.
So tonight, I listen to Bruce Lee sharing variations of his famous water metaphor for the philosophy of Gung Fu and realise...that I too,
am just a human being
in this family
under
the
sky.
”Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water.
Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup.
You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot.
Now water can flow or creep or drip or CRASH.
Be water, my friend.”
Thank you Mister Lee, I’m so sad you had to leave this early.
crystallisation
/ˌkrɪs.təl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
1. The process of turning into crystals
2. A process in which thoughts or opinions become clear and fixed.
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Excerpts from Bruce Lee’s journals, found on the stellar Brain Pickings website, click to enlarge.
Clip from the series Longstreet, with James Franciscus.
1964 Footage of the casting for the Green Hornet (colourised by Color History)
Jackie Chan confessing to “Best Story Ever” how he exaggerated an accidental injury on the set of Enter the Dragon, just so Bruce Lee would comfort him longer ♥️