Soft & Flexible

Take spaghetti out of the box. It is hard and brittle. It is lifeless and full of tension. Try to shape it and it breaks. Now take this spaghetti and add it to boiling water. Stir it so it does not stick. The spaghetti absorbs the moisture from the water. Slowly over time the stiff spaghetti becomes soft and flexible. It can now be easily shaped without breaking. This is what is happening when you practice T’ai Chi Chih. Tension causes us to become hard and brittle. Add some Chi to release this tension and become soft and flexible. Practice T’ai Chi Chih.