I used to help out teaching Tai Chi but then I stopped. I felt it wasn't fair on those I was teaching, I also felt a certain selfishness that I wasn't learning or progressing and I also felt that I couldn't (or wouldn't) commit the necessary time to preparation.
Selfishness in Tai Chi is a bad thing. The whole culture from which Tai Chi came is supposed to have been much more altruistic than the modern western society. Certainly more altruistic than the situation in which I find myself. My justification was always that a) a selfish teacher will necessarily be a bad teacher and b) a teacher who isn't still learning will also be a bad teacher. I think these are merely justifications to myself to make me feel better. The question still remains whether I should have given it up?
Now I've been asked to assist from time-to-time. I have said yes, of course.
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