One also has to take into account that Steven is NOT a young man anymore either. I mean hell, I'm in my 40s now and despite the fact I have a retinal eye disease, lupus (SLE) and Sjogren's disease, I am feeling my age even without these problems already wreaking havoc on my days and nights. My husband his closer to 50 than 40 with health problems beyond his control but he is also feeling his age. Everyone does once you hit the late 30s to early to mid 40s. You're not a spring chicken anymore. You're not quite a fall rooster but you're no spring chic.
In addition, Steven has to worry constantly about his hurting anyone on set by accident. With his level of training in martial arts, if he were to accidentally hurt a stunt person or another actor on set, he could easily kill them or put them in the hospital and even disable them to the point where they would never be able to work anymore. His body and his martial arts status would go down in the courts as being a "lethal weapon" just as any boxer who happened to get into a scuffle in a bar one night. This is always something people forget to take into consideration.
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Lee, Brandon Lee, etc... all would face the same issues if still working (or still alive as in the case of Bruce and Brandon). Plus, Jean-Claude is not a spring chicken anymore either. He's got age on him too, probably as much as Steven does.
Besides, these days I think Steven has his heart and his mind on helping people, studying his religion, spending time with his family, and trying to help as many as he can while not letting down fans by occasionally making a film here and there. He can only do so much. It is only a matter of time before he will no longer be with us in this life. He won't live forever, at least in this life. I also believe in reincarnation and study Buddhism so I know he will be back in another life but as to whether or not his path will take him into the limelight as this one has is anyone's guess and it is unlikely any of us will be alive to find out. Besides, we do not carry full memories of previous lives but a limited few do have echoes of those lives so either way, we won't know so just enjoy the work while he is able to perform and go back to watch his younger more agile days when he was finding himself as a person and as an actor. He has had some great films in his day. Not many actors can say the same. Oh yeah, and he didn't get hooked or strung out on dope like many others did either. He's always had his faith though it has grown over the years as he has grown over the years.
Enough said....
"My stories propel mundane lives into magical worlds where all is possible." -Paisley
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