Bruce Lee: Be Like Water (How to Adapt to Anything Life Throws at You)
Almost everything in life is a mind game!
Bruce Lee is one of the most famous martial artists in the world, and for a good reason. Not only was he a master of his craft, but he brought it to the masses in ways other fighters never had.
In addition to being a movie star and an excellent fighter, he was also an expert at communicating his ideas. In fact, some of his quotes have gone on to become so famous that they’re used as inspiration for many today.
One such quote is about being like water.
In an interview with Pierre Berton in 1971, Lee said, “Be Water, My Friend. Empty your mind. Be formless, shapeless, like water. You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.”
This may seem strange at first glance, but once you take a moment to think about it, you can see how this makes sense when thinking about thriving in an uncertain and chaotic world. It’s the key to thriving in any environment.
Bruce Lee’s philosophy on life is as inspiring and brilliant today as it was when he first articulated it. Be like water, he said…
