A sceptic’s journey towards enlightenment. 5: Grasp the sparrow by the tail
2 min readJul 28, 2022
Do it right and you won't fail!
As the sparrow tries to fly from your palm, you react ever so slightly by lowering your hand. Consequently, the poor creature cannot use the force of its legs to take off. Thus we learn to feel the force of our enemy and react to it with softness. Or so I was told early on in my tai…