Be Water My Friend - Ken Mochizuki  ## Metadata - Author: **Ken Mochizuki** - Full Title: Be Water My Friend - Category: #articles - URL: https://readwise.io/reader/document_raw_content/118561528 ## Highlights - There was one thing that kept Bruce still for hours—books. He loved myths and legends—stories of warrior heroes who fought for the oppressed and who possessed abilities no others had. He read during the day and even in the dark. Bruce’s eyesight got so bad, he had to wear thick eyeglasses by age six. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hhb5k7sbwtpenzpn7ngtfzvr)) - Even though Bruce loved reading, school bored him. He couldn’t stay still. He would rather go to opera rehearsals or film sets with his father or practice dancing with his mother. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hhb5m6924at3drjvswqzsssv)) - Bruce often skipped school, preferring to roam the streets of Hong Kong alone. With his father rarely home, Bruce’s mother had to deal with his misbehavior. She scolded Bruce, asking how he expected to make a living in the future if he didn’t get an education. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hhb5nw9vs3s1skrf9kmcpa6e)) - Big branches of a tree snap under the weight of snow, while weaker and suppler reeds bend and survive ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hhb5xd8jdtvgvy5e204n0g4q)) - Bruce struck the water again. No matter how hard he hit the water, he couldn’t shatter it. He tried to grab the water, but it ran right out of his hands. Water, the softest substance on Earth, could never be hurt because it offered no resistance. But with enough force it could break through anything in the world. Bruce let the boat drift, for it was useless to fight the water. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hhb5yvjpd12pxxa70attd1e0)) - Bruce Lee’s youth ended then, at age eighteen. He was alone, on a ship sailing back to the United States. His parents had arranged for him to stay in San Francisco with friends of theirs. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hhb650cb673k4x7q7js1tpsv)) - Be water, my friend. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hhb65jnzg6dj3encddn8tmzv))