A web of compassion...

By Vichara

As I “sit” a spider carefully weaves it’s web near me. These delicate strands criss-cross with precision movement in order to create a physical apparatus that will facilitate in its survival. While we as humans have no need or requirement to build such things to capture our sustenance perhaps we should consider creating a web of compassion interconnecting all of our altruistic actions. By recognizing and sharing these actions it will not be a tool of bravado but a tool of inspiration to act as a catalyst for others. By example those that may lack a direction may find with those others sharing a strand of an idea from the web a direction and the ability to forge partnerships. A chance over many miles to act locally or globally, connecting many of us in a giant web of compassion.

wushu • \WOO-SHOO\ • noun

: Chinese martial arts

Example Sentence:

Before becoming a martial arts film star, Jet Li was well-known as a champion in the Chinese sport of wushu.

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The name of the martial art "wushu" derives from the Beijing dialect of Chinese, where it was formed by combining the words for "martial" or "military" ("wǔ") and "art" ("shù"). This form of hand-to-hand combat (known more familiarly as "kung fu") was highly developed in China by the 3rd century B.C.E, and it is credited with influencing other martial arts that arose within Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia. Modern wushu, however, has separated itself from traditional kung fu to emphasize aesthetics and performance. One of the more well-known divisions of wushu is tai chi, the ancient discipline of meditative movements practiced as a system of exercises.