Teacher notes growth of intuitive wisdom

Last night my sixth grade daughter, Jessica, was completing her homework—or I should say ranting and raving that she needed help and couldn’t figure out the answer to a math problem. Her teacher had given her the numbers 6 and 28 which are perfect numbers and asked the students to find the next perfect number.

I suggested that she leave the perfect number problem and complete her other homework. If she did not find the answer, at least she could feel good that she had accomplished everything else. Well, within minutes she had found the answer, the next perfect number after 28 is 496. The answer was buried as a “math fact” in her math book.

I sat with her as she worked on her homework. I looked at the perfect numbers. I identified the factors and understood for myself why these numbers are perfect. I asked “Is there an obvious relationship or pattern to the factors of these numbers, 6, 28 and 496. AND amazingly there it was—I saw the relationship.

How does this math problem, that many people have solved before me, relate to T’ai Chi Chih and how is it relevant to anything? I asked a question. I had no expectations. The answer just appeared without effort. I experienced a dramatic sense of clarity within me. I felt surprise and joy at the discovery. This clarity or openness to the possibilities is beginning to manifest itself in my life in little and big ways. My marketing brochure just came together in the last month. Clear explanations of T’ai Chi Chih movements come out of my mouth when I am teaching.

Thank you Justin for T’ai Chi Chih. Thank you T’ai Chi Chih for clarity.