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...presents... Zen of Skateboarding, Part 3: Flowing Stream
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by Thoai Tran
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01/01/1997-#325
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__//////\ -cDc- CULT OF THE DEAD COW -cDc- /\\\\\\__
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Est. 1984 \\\\\\/ xXx BOW to the COW xXx \////// Est. 1984
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|__heal_the_sick__raise_the_dead__cleanse_the_lepers__cast_out_demons__|
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Master Ch'an visited a skate spot where skaters from the area came and
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performed their art. On that day, a local skater was doing long 50-50 grinds
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on a waxed ledge. Master Ch'an applauded after each time the skater came off
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the ledge. This was rather unusual for the skater, who had never been
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applauded for doing a regular 50-50 grind.
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After the skate session had ended, the skater approached Master Ch'an
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and said, "You applauded whenever I did 50-50 grinds on this ledge. Why did
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you find this trick worthy of applause, when there are so many other tricks
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which are more difficult and complicated? A 50-50 grind is simple and plain.
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I can show you other tricks right now, and then you will be truly impressed!"
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Master Ch'an replied, "Look at this rock that I am holding. It is
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indeed plain and simple. It has no monetary value, and few people would find
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this beautiful. But if I were to throw it into a flowing stream, this small
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and insignificant rock would change that stream completely and forever. It
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would change the way the stream flowed by adding a new source of turbulence
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and displacing millions of water molecules to travel in different directions.
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Indeed, the stream would forever be different with this rock in it."
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"Like a rock is essential for making the stream the way it is, your
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skateboard is an essential part of you. It is part of your body and soul...
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it becomes incorporated into your being. Indeed, many skaters have noted how
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their board doesn't seem at all like a separate entity when they skate.
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This is true because your soul absorbs your board completely, making its
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reality one with yours. You are one with your skateboard."
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"As a stream flows despite having an external rock placed into it, your
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skating must also flow continuously, despite having a board placed beneath
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your feet. Tricks should be landed smoothly and consistently to maintain
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this everlasting flow. A 50-50 grind, simple as it may be, is a reflection
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of the stream within you, the reality that is forever and infinite. It is
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beautiful. Therefore, my friend, if you land a new trick that you had spent
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many hours practicing, remember to do it again and again, until it is
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perfect... until you are at a point where you can do it anytime, anywhere.
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The stream continues to flow whether it is in the woods or in the open, day
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and night. Remember my friend, when you go skating, don't be dependent on
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others to decide what is cool and what is not. You should skate to satisfy
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your own thirst for absolute perfection. Surely a stream won't change its
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course of direction or stop flowing because there are people standing nearby.
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So you too must not change your skating when other skaters are around you.
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My friend, when you realize this, your skating will become a stream that
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flows to absolute perfection."
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So spoke Master Ch'an.
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.-. _ _ .-.
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/ \ .-. ((___)) .-. / \
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/.ooM \ / \ .-. [ x x ] .-. / \ /.ooM \
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-/-------\-------/-----\-----/---\--\ /--/---\-----/-----\-------/-------\-
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/lucky 13\ / \ / `-(' ')-' \ / \ /lucky 13\
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\ / `-' (U) `-' \ /
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`-' the original e-zine `-' _
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Oooo eastside westside / ) __
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/)(\ ( \ WORLDWIDE / ( / \
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\__/ ) / Copyright (c) 1997 cDc communications and the author. \ ) \)(/
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(_/ Award-winning CULT OF THE DEAD COW is a trademark of oooO
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cDc communications, PO Box 53011, Lubbock, TX, 79453, USA. _
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oooO All rights reserved. Edited by Swamp Ratte'. __ ( \
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/ ) /)(\ / \ ) \
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\ ( \__/ Save yourself! Go outside! Do something! \)(/ ( /
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\_) "THE COW WALKS AMONGST US" Oooo
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