A Zen story
A rich man, fond of felines, asked a famous Zen ink painter to draw him a cat. The master agreed and asked the man to come back in three months.
When the man returned, he was put off again and again, until a year had passed.
After a year, finally, at the man’s request, the master drew out a brush, and, with grace and ease, in a single fluid motion, drew a picture of a cat – the most marvelous image the man had ever seen.
He was astonished; then he grew angry. “That drawing took you only thirty seconds! Why did you make me wait a year?” he demanded.
Without a word, the master opened up a cabinet, and out fell thousands of drawings of cats.
Progress takes time. Those who make it look easy have worked hard over time.
My comments:
Growing up, we all have heard the expression “practice makes it perfect” from our teachers and elders at home. Doing something over and over again is the only way to learn to do it well. If I practice dancing, I'll be the perfect dancer. If I practice guitar, I'll play guitar perfectly. If I practice driving, I'll drive to perfection. It simply deduces that every time you make a mistake while practicing, you have to try to repair it and improve on it. That’s called smart practice. Ultimately it’s the level of smart practice that brings out the best in you.
A rich man, fond of felines, asked a famous Zen ink painter to draw him a cat. The master agreed and asked the man to come back in three months.
When the man returned, he was put off again and again, until a year had passed.
After a year, finally, at the man’s request, the master drew out a brush, and, with grace and ease, in a single fluid motion, drew a picture of a cat – the most marvelous image the man had ever seen.
He was astonished; then he grew angry. “That drawing took you only thirty seconds! Why did you make me wait a year?” he demanded.
Without a word, the master opened up a cabinet, and out fell thousands of drawings of cats.
Progress takes time. Those who make it look easy have worked hard over time.
Growing up, we all have heard the expression “practice makes it perfect” from our teachers and elders at home. Doing something over and over again is the only way to learn to do it well. If I practice dancing, I'll be the perfect dancer. If I practice guitar, I'll play guitar perfectly. If I practice driving, I'll drive to perfection. It simply deduces that every time you make a mistake while practicing, you have to try to repair it and improve on it. That’s called smart practice. Ultimately it’s the level of smart practice that brings out the best in you.
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