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Weakness or Strength

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Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength.

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Take, for example, the story of one 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo

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despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident.

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The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master.

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The boy was doing well, so he couldn’t understand why,

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after three months of training, the master had taught him only one move.

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“Sir,” the boy finally said, “shouldn’t I be learning more moves?”

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“This is the only move you know,

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but this is the only move you’ll ever need to know,”

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the master replied.

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Not quite understanding,

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but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training.

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Several months later,

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the master took the boy to his first tournament .

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Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches.

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The third match proved to be more difficult,

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but after some time, his opponent became impatient and charged;

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the boy deftly used his one move to win the match.

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Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.

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This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced.

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For a while, the boy appeared to be overmatched.

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Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the referee called a time-out.

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He was about to stop the match when his judo master intervened.

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“No,” the judo master insisted, “Let him continue.”

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Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical mistake:

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he dropped his guard .Instantly, the boy used his move to pin him.

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The boy had won the match and the tournament.

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He was the champion.

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On the way home, the boy and his judo master reviewed every move in each and every match.

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Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind.

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“Sir, how did I win the tournament with only one move?”

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“You won for two reasons,” the master answered.

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“First, you’ve almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo.

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Second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm.”

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The boy’s biggest weakness had become his biggest strength.