{"id":8032,"date":"2020-12-08T15:51:34","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T07:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/?p=8032"},"modified":"2024-11-25T15:11:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T07:11:36","slug":"quest-shaolin-monk-celyn-ooi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/quest-shaolin-monk-celyn-ooi\/","title":{"rendered":"Quest of a Shaolin Monk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Background\nStory of one Shaolin Monk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This\nis the tale of a quest for Shaolin kung fu in which a Shaolin monk is\nundergoing training to learn kung fu from a master in the Shaolin institution.\nThe Shaolin monk has spent five years undergoing training for kung fu at the\ninstitution under a master who has trained several other monks in the art and\npractice of kung fu. The Shaolin monk who has been trained for five years,\ngraduated upon the completion of the training. After graduating from the\ninstitution, the Shaolin monk was asked by others, as to what he learned from\nhis master and from his time of training under this master and this\ninstitution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Did the\nShaolin monk Learn?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nreply of the Shaolin monk was that he did not learn anything regarding the art\nand practice kung fu and that the period of 5 years was not valuable as he did\nnot gain or learn much from the master. The issue is whether the responsibility\nor fault lies on the Shaolin monk when he was a student or the master who\ntrained the Shaolin monk while he was on his quest to learning kung fu, who has\nfailed to learn anything and is not performing well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crucial\nDetails To Be Noted<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\nis important to understand that the other Shaolin monks training under the same\nmaster or other masters in the institutions have been successful after\ngraduating and able to perform well in practising kung fu. It is crucial to\nkeep in mind that there have been other Shaolin monks who have been asked what\nthey have learned during their training with their master and on their own and\nthey have been able to impart and share valuable lessons and knowledge with\nthose who have asked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which Party\nBears the Responsibility <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nquestion is then how is it that the unsuccessful Shaolin monk was unable to do\nthe same as other Shaolin monks who have learned kung fu with and from the same\nmaster or a different master but from the same institution. The answer to the\nquestion above is simple and clear. The Shaolin monk was not diligent enough\nduring the days of his training to either learn the qualities, lessons and values\nthat the master has taught during the training with the Shaolin monk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Difficulty\nof the Art of Kung Fu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nart and practice of kung fu is extensive and difficult. The master can only\nteach and train their students so much during the five years of training.\nHowever, the period of five years is not sufficient as well for the master to\ncover several years worth of experience and practice. It is the duty of the\nshaolin monk to be diligent in training himself outside of training with the\nmaster to learn more about the art and practice of kung fu  in order for the Shaolin monk to be able to\ngain deeper understanding and insight into kung fu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before\nthe monk steps out of the institution upon completion of his training, they\nhave been educated by teachers, seniors and peers for a total of at least 16\nyears before they start training and this is not including the years prior to\nthat in which they were educated by their parents or teachers of kindergartens\nin which they mix with children with different behaviours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nResponsibility of the Shaolin Monk <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The competence and performance of the Shaolin\nmonk in learning kung fu is due to the abilities and qualities of the the monk.\nIt is also important to note that the behaviour of the monk is due the values\nthat they were influenced with in their upbringing, be it their parents, their\nfriends or surrounding environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nresponsibility ultimately lies on the Shaolin monk when he was a student to put\nin what was more than the necessary effort to ensure that he is able to\npractice the art of kung fu and that he has learned valuable lessons from the\nmaster. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Duty of\nthe Kung Fu Master <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\ncannot be expected of the master in the institution to teach the Shaolin monk\nwhen he was a student every thing there is to learn or know about the art of\nkung fu, especially considering the fact that there is no fixed amount of\ninformation that the shaolin monk must learn as a student which can indicate\nhis level of expertise in the art of kung fu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nKung Fu master has fulfilled his role of teaching the Shaolin monk everything\nhe felt was important to teach the Shaolin monk which means that the Shaolin\nmonk now is responsible for his own performance after having graduated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An Analogy\nwith the Example of a Master and Pupil in the Legal Field<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An\nanalogy can be drawn with the example of masters and pupils in the legal field.\nA pupil is at the very youngest, twenty-three years of age when they start\ntheir journey if not older, in which by then they would have their own values,\nbehaviours, beliefs and mannerisms. Most importantly, the qualities in which\nthe pupil is to be equipped with before they begin their pupillage are to be\ntaught to them during their university days as a law student. Moreover, it was\nthe duty of the students to be diligent in learning the legal principles taught\nin the subjects taken in university for four or five years. It was also the\nduty of students to diligently learn the qualities that are required of a\ncompetent lawyer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Duty of\nthe Master <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are so many things to be taught to a pupil and the master cannot be expected to teach the pupils everything related to the practice of law. The timeline given to a master to teach his pupils is a very short period of time. The master cannot be expected to teach the students 20 years (for example) worth of practice, experience and knowledge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Onus of\nthe Pupil<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The onus ultimately lies on the pupil to put in the effort in learning the practices on their own. A pupil being incompetent in practicing law could be due to the lack of training during law school or lack of effort on their part to ensure that they learn all that they can in order to be a good lawyer. Even if the training was not necessarily provided during law school, the responsibility lies with the student to learn it on their own or by personally consulting the lecturers. It cannot be expected of the Masters who are not given a guideline or syllabus as teachers would be given in school to guide and teach the pupils. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Success and Performance of the Pupil Dependens on Themselves <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The points stated above have made it clear that for a pupil to be successful in their pupillage and more importantly in their future careers as lawyers, it is important that the pupils understand their responsibility in putting in more than the necessary effort to do well. The performance of the pupil is not dependant on the training that they received during their nine months of pupillage with their master but rather an indication of their own competence in handling the task that they have been given. Therefore, it is important to remember that pupils bear the burden of ensuring that they learn the values and familiarise themselves with the law and the practice on their own initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Relating the\nAnalogy to the Story of the Shaolin Monk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In\nrelating the principle provided in the analogy to our case in which the facts\nare that a young man went to shaolin to learn kung fu and \u201cgraduated\u201d after 5\nyears but told everybody that he learnt no kung fu from shaolin. It is\nunderstood that after the young man was trained for 5 years, the fact that he\nhas learnt no kung fu from the kung fu master after being trained for a period\nof 5 years shows that the young man was not diligent enough in training and\nlearning kung fu. The kung fu master in this case has already taught the young\nman the qualities and lessons in which the master was required to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nExpectation of the Shaolin Monk after Graduating<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\nis reasonable to expect the young man to perform well once he has graduated as\nhe has been trained by the master. However, the inability for the young man to perform\nwell is the fault of his own as he has received training from a master whose\nother students have been trained successfully and performed well after training\nfor the same number of years and graduating under the same master from the same\ninstitution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore,\nthe fact that the young man has not learnt any kung fu is a reflection of his\nown lack of capability to study the art of kung fu, and train himself well\nwhich led to the Shaolin monk not having any knowledge or lessons to share when\nasked by others of his experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To conclude this story, an institution, be it a training center for martial arts or an education centre producing intellects and academics, every student of the institution are taught by primarily the same people. However, not every student that graduates becomes Bill Gates or Stephen Hawking. They might have peers who studied and trained alongside them in their field of expertise but you don\u2019t see their names being published on a revolutionary theory or advancement of the technological era. Therefore, it is for the  individual students themselves to ensure that they work diligently in order to achieve their goals and be recognized for their hard work and contributions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Celyn Ooi
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