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AyoungmaninJapanwantedtobeagreatartist.Hethoughtthathemuststudywiththebestteacherwholivedmanymilesaway.Aftertravelingforseveraldayshearrivedattheschoolandthenvisitedtheteacher.“Whatdoyouwishtolearnfromme?”theteacherasked.
“Iwantyoutoteachmeyourartandhelpmebecomeoneofthebestartistsinthecountry”theyoungmanreplied.“HowlongmustIstudy?”
“Tenyearsatleast.”Theteacheranswered.
Theguythought“Tenyearsisalotoftime.Idon'thavethatmuchtime.”
Soheaskedtheteacher“WhatifIstudytwiceashardaseveryoneelsedoes?Howlongwouldittakethen?”
“Thenitwouldtaketwentyyears”repliedtheteacher.
Theguythought“That'sevenlonger!Idon'twanttospendtwentyyearslearningsomething.CertainlyifItryreallyhardIcouldlearnitmuchquicker.”
Sothestudentaskedagain“WhatifIpracticedayandnightwithallmyeffort?Howlongwouldittake?”
“Thirtyyears”theteacheranswered.Theyoungstudentwonderedwhytheteacherkepttellinghimthatitwouldtakelonger.
Heaskedtheteacher“WhyisitthateachtimeIsaidIwouldworkharderyoutoldmethatitwouldtakelonger?”
“Theanswerissimple.Withoneeyelookingatyourdestination(目的地)thereisonlyoneeyeleftwithwhichtofindtheway”theteachersaid.
Anyendeavor(尝试)takeseffortbutitalsotakespatience.Ifwehaveonewithouttheotherwegetoffbalance(平衡).Withonlyeffortwetryandtrybutgetfrustrated(失落的)whenwedonotseeresultsasfastaswewouldlikeorwegettiredveryquickly.Withonlypatienceandnoeffortweneverreallyputourfullattentiontoatask.Thisisastruewithschoolwork.
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ateacher
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anordinaryartist
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oneofthebestartistsinthecountry
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