As I prepare to uproot myself I am acutely aware that there are some things about central Florida that I will miss a lot. One of them is my Tai Chi class. I’ve been studying with Master Chang for eight years and my classmates are wonderful people. There was much sadness when I told them I will be leaving in a few weeks. They want to have some kind of celebration before I go. [As a naturally shy person, I was a little tempted to just slip away without saying anything....]
Anyway, I figure I’ll be able to find another group to study with whenever I get resettled. One of the first things Master Chang said to me though after I told him I am leaving is that he wants me to teach Tai Chi in my new home. [He has talked to me before about how he wants his traditions to continue here in central Florida and that would mean that I and some of the other students would be taking over the teaching.]
“Okay,” I said, “I’ll try teaching it.”
“No,” he told me, “you will teach.”
“I will teach Tai Chi,” I agreed.
“And some day you will bring your students here to visit.”
Won’t that be a hell of a field trip?!?
Master Chang
Let's do Something Cheap and Superficial 
You can be shy but still teach something that you love…
By the way, my hero is Yoda. Do or do not, there is no try.
Thanks, Laura. I immediately thought of Yoda when he said that too. ~Tim
how wonderful. and what a great compliment that he trusts you to faithfully impart what he has taught you.
Thanks, Lime. ~Tim