Tai Chi Biblio

Pocas cosas pueden producir mayor satisfacción que descubrir el por qué del hieratismo imperante en los bibliotecarios. Ese estilo, ese contoneo de caderas, esa pose silenciosa, el poder sobre el resto de la común humanidad, están basados en el Tai Chi. Nosotros no lo sabíamos, pero hemos sido instrumentos de dicha arte marcial desde el principio de los tiempos. Somos su producto, su esencia...

Much like librarianship, Tai Chi relies upon smooth, coordinated stylistic movements (...). Lean too far, move too fast, remain too rigid, or cross a line, and the body breaks alignment. Natural forces become skewed and lose their power. Personal actions become less effective. The metaphors to the librarian professional are clear. (..) Both Tai Chi and librarianship require a framework on which to build. (Before a person can move, they must learn how to stand.) How we stand determines how we move. What you see depends upon where you stand. The librarian as martial artist flows smoothly through his or her workload, bombarded by the duties of the day while being challenged with timing, space, and speed determined by the external environment.