If we are experienced individuals with intellect and wisdom, then it will be difficult for us to not take action. If we see a flower or a tree that is dying from lack of water, we water the flower or tree to renew its vigor -- we take action. Yet, if we see a flower or tree that is healthy and has plenty of water, we don't add more water as we can drown from the flower or tree - forced action.
Our goal as martial artists is to provide correct action -- actions that are not forced when we work with our surroundings. We sometimes call this interaction or harmony with our environment.
Lets look at this in a fighting level. In a confrontation, we don't just throw punches and kicks for the sake of punching and kicking (some of us might, but its not appropriate). Rather, we execute or techniques at a correct distance and timing that allows us to interact with our opponents action; working with the openings to his vital targets as presented. By taken action that works with rather than actions that work against, or force a specific result, we increase our chance of being successful.
The same rules that apply to fighting apply to our daily activities. Let's take one more simple example that occurs for many of us. We have a meeting at 8 AM which means we need to get up around 6 AM to make sure we shower, get dressed, eat some food and have enough time to get to the meeting in some semblance of looking awake. Now, what happens if we don't go to bed until 1 AM? Five (5) hours later we need to force ourselves awake rather than having the ability to wake up from enough sleep. Rather than think, "I am not a morning person", think, what I am doing that forces me to wake-up rather than just waking up.
