Letting the Tao Play Us

While attending a recent high school reunion of my husband’s, I was talking to our friend from Greece. Sotinus had come with his wife, Ery, who had attended the Michigan High School 20 years prior. This was his first trip to the U.S. We got on the subject of T’ai Chi Chih. He expressed some familiarity with the Tao and an interest in Eastern philosophy. Because his English was limited and my command of the Greek language was nonexistent, I showed him a couple of the movements and handed him my business card, which of course read, under T’ai Chi Chih, “Joy Thru Movement.” At about that time the band started up, playing a peppy, nostalgic song. Sotinus looked at my card, then remarked with a brilliant Chi-filled smile, while gesturing to the dance floor, “This is joy thru FAST movement.”

At the recent Teachers Conference in Denver, Justin spoke of the ancient and lasting expression of joy thru dance. This seems to be a universal truth and one which transcends language and cultural barriers, as my Greek friend so aptly demonstrated. When we give ourselves to our T’ai Chi Chih practice, with true inner sincerity, we become one with the Dance of Life. It is but one example of letting the Tao play us.

(Permission to use this article granted by New Mexico TCC News)