Restraint

When things do not go the way we want them to, we are trained to lose our temper and try to force the outcome we desire.

This is not healthy.

In tai chi we are encouraged to allow others to go their own way. Whenever we encounter an obstacle, we seek to flow around it and avoid confrontation.

Even in self defence we look to use restraint; to do only as much as is necessary. Why cause harm to another?