The father of a lower belt martial artist student politely asked how much it would cost to quickly get his son to the rank of black belt; without shame I laughed. From the outside a black belt is a series of dark threads; inside a black belt is a never ending journey.
In his book The Black Belt Book of Life, Richard Andrew King reveals two very important quotes:
Saint Charan Singh taught, “Impatience is wanting something to happen before the due time.”
The Bible makes it clearer: To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven.
Timing is everything; without perfect timing cars don’t start and your favorite song would be a collection of misplaced thoughts.
I witnessed an act of perfect timing over the weekend; comedian/actor Chris Tucker ripped up the stage by carefully delivering his personal life experiences that drew the audience in then he’d flush them out completely bathed in laughter sweat.
Tucker’s approach to standup isn’t a pleasant marriage because his style isn’t in tune with today’s constantly busy society. We want fun now. Don’t make me wait! Make me laugh now! Tucker proved his right to stand on that stage by accepting our disconnection from perfect timing. Through an art of relating with his listeners…the night quickly became the perfect place to be.
Richard King invites you to picture the batter at the plate; if he swings the moment the ball is pitched…there’ll be no success.
Like many budding black belts Richard’s experiences as a fighter were blessed with dark bruises, broken bones and shattered desires to want to learn more. To regain control of confidence; he didn’t stop…he began the process of learning how to recognize the strength behind perfect timing.
I’m horribly guilty of not respecting why perfect timing serves such a higher role. While in the recording studio sessions became nightmares because vocally I wanted to be part of every music change. Things got so bad during one session my wife sat behind me tapping on my back.
Is this why family members, friends and coworkers tune you out? Your timing is off. Demands can’t be met because by the time the receiver understands the message we’ve passed twelve subjects.
Missed are several opportunities if the only thing you’ve been taught is how to forcefully move to the center of a battle only to learn the challenger understands how to slightly move to the right or left allowing you to burn up precious energy.
Impatience is wanting something to happen before the due time.
There are a lot of assumed masters controlling important decisions being made. The Great Recession isn’t a natural disaster…it’s the end result of Corporate America’s decision to stop believing in perfect timing, “We don’t have time to wait for experience. Hire anybody with a great haircut.”
A mountain can be moved…highway makers do it everyday; one rock at a time. How trustworthy would the road be if it took only a week? This might explain why bankers don’t invite me over to their institutions for free coffee and cookies. I refuse to stop asking, “How many days does the average can of tuna last when the only thing to their name is the loose change under the passenger seat of your car?”
Practicing perfect meaning having a grip on perfect timing…
I will always believe in you first…
arroecollins@clearchannel.com
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