Wow that was way more interesting than expected. I spent so long focusing on mental and spiritual well-being that I feel like I skipped the physical part for too long. The last couple of years have been spent focusing more on that and more recently balancing it all. Now I totally have to go look into Tai Chi. The purpose resonates as I've never fancied myself a violent person and I don't like the idea of doing harm, but there's still that "take no shit" aspect of myself I'm very aware of. I suppose one of the lessons the Tao Te Ching has yet to really instill in me is the idea of never carrying a weapon because we don't really need one when walking the path. Perhaps the path is saying "don't live in violent places where you may need them." Time will tell as it always does. Thanks for sharing!