The symbolism in Western culture of the number forty is quite prevalent, especially in Judeo-Christian circles. My understanding is that it points to something being "enough" similar to the Eastern symbolism of 10,000 which (again, to my understanding) means all there is. Today is the 40th day that I have been practicing in Easlan-Weslan park (minus a couple rain-outs) and it is somehow significant that the temperature today when I arose was also 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Although my hands actually warmed up nicely by the beginning of part three, the other two participants were less lucky. I'm going to see if I can get the room in the HEC today.
As noted, there were three of us today and we completed the bare-hands form in about 26 minutes, though it somehow felt slower than that. We'll see if it slows down with warmer air.
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