This one got me thinking about the brain power that a zombie needs and at first I thought, well a zombie wouldn't be able to do this really, but then I start to think about the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu. One of the passages I especially like is,
“When people see some things as beautiful,
other things become ugly.
When people see some things as good,
other things become bad.
Being and non-being create each other.
Difficult and easy support each other.
Long and short define each other.
High and low depend on each other.
Before and after follow each other.
Therefore the Master
acts without doing anything
and teaches without saying anything.
Things arise and she lets them come;
things disappear and she lets them go.
She has but doesn't possess,
acts but doesn't expect.
When her work is done, she forgets it.
That is why it lasts forever.”
I think what this means with regards to a master skateboarder is that if they become a zombie, they'll still be able to skate for the "Master acts without doing anything"... I mean not many people have to think about breathing or walking so Tony Hawk probably doesn't have to think too much about skating.
This passage can really apply to anything in life, once you master it you don't have to think about it anymore it just becomes a part of you.
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