"The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing, because an artful life requires being prepared to meet and withstand sudden and unexpected attacks."-MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 7.61
("삶의 예술은 춤보다 레슬링에 더 가깝습니다. 왜냐하면 예술적인 삶은 갑작스럽고 예상치 못한 공격에 대비하고 견딜 준비가 되어 있어야 하기 때문입니다." - 마르쿠스 아우렐리우스, 명상록, 7.61)
Dancing is a popular metaphor for life. One must be limber and agile and go along with the music. One must feel and follow and flow with their partner. But anyone who has tried to do something difficult, where there is competition or an adversary, knows that the dancing metaphor is insufficient. Nobody ever gets up on stage and tries to tackle a dancer. The dancer never gets choked out by a rival.
For a wrestler, on the other hand, adversity and the unexpected are part and parcel of what they do. Their sport is a battle, just like life. They are fighting an opponent as well as their ...
