From Iron Shores

Many of us, especially those in the martial arts, have heard the phrase "Empty your cup so that it may be filled." The film industry illustrates this phrase in many ways. In the movie "Forbidden Kingdom," martial artist and actor Jackie Chan plays character Lu Yan, a master who attempts to instruct an overzealous student about this principal. There is humor in this scene, as well as a double lesson, since the attentive student gazes at his cup and then throws out the tea pou

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