WHAT DO WE ASK A MAN TO MASTER?
Do we ask a man to master his life?
No! we know in our minds, that can not be done.
Do we ask a man to master his love?
No! we know in our harts, that can not be done.
Do we ask a man to master his art?
No! we know in our soul, that can not be done.
Do we ask a man to master others?
No! we know in our conscience, that can not be done.
Do we ask a man to master a moment?
Yes! one hard fought moment, at a time.
And we ask only the very strong, to string these moments,
one by one, as closely together as possible.
And then pass down the precious string of moments,
so that the next person can add to the eternal labor of life.
The never-ending dream of mankind.
For just one more moment of time, to be it's master
Dedicated to Grand Master Donald Bohan
Feb. 1997 at Shihan Larry Issac's Karate Classic
John Patrick Driscoll Poet Laureate of American Martial Arts
Feb. 1997