It takes time to learn wisdom
Once upon a time, a very wealthy young man asked a wise teacher, "how long would it take to teach me, if I gave you one-tenth of my vast treasures?"
The wise teacher answered, "one year."
The young man responded to the wise man, "This would take too long. What if I pay you one sixth of my treasure to teach me in half the time?"
To this, the wise man answered, "I will teach you in two years."
The young man said, "you don't understand, I really need you to teach me quickly. What if I pay you one fourth of my treasure?"
"In that case," the wise man said, "I will teach you in three years."
The young man cried, "why do you keep increasing the years?"
The teacher answered, "there are no shortcuts to wisdom. The more you talk - the more I perceive that you need a greater degree of wise teaching."
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APPLICATION:
Many students want their college degrees without a real education. So they learn shortcuts, master the art of passing tests without learning, and fake writing papers without completely reading books. They want to finish college as fast as they can/ to save as much as they can/ to make as much money as they can. However, there is something lost in such "fast-food" learning: education. Some nuggets of wisdom require the inconveniences of time. By necessity, the digestive process of scholarship requires solitude, silence, and endurance.
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To this, the wise man answered, "I will teach you in two years."
The young man said, "you don't understand, I really need you to teach me quickly. What if I pay you one fourth of my treasure?"
"In that case," the wise man said, "I will teach you in three years."
The young man cried, "why do you keep increasing the years?"
The teacher answered, "there are no shortcuts to wisdom. The more you talk - the more I perceive that you need a greater degree of wise teaching."
___________________
APPLICATION:
Many students want their college degrees without a real education. So they learn shortcuts, master the art of passing tests without learning, and fake writing papers without completely reading books. They want to finish college as fast as they can/ to save as much as they can/ to make as much money as they can. However, there is something lost in such "fast-food" learning: education. Some nuggets of wisdom require the inconveniences of time. By necessity, the digestive process of scholarship requires solitude, silence, and endurance.
RETURN TO BALZORA WEBSITE
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