Student: “I could have been great”
Master: “what are you comparing yourself against?”
Category: Of Grasshoppers
Philosophical discussions between “student” and “master” intended to inspire deep thought.
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Of Grasshoppers
Student: “I am at a crossroads and I have no map.”
Master: “So many choices! Will you go back for an old map? Sit and wish you had a map? Or pick a path and create your own map?”
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Student: What do you do when you are too tired to continue working?
Master: How hungry are you? -
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Student: My life should have been so much different.
Master: Perhaps you would enjoy the life you have more if you spent less time living the life you don’t have. -
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Student: Every time I get my head above water, another wave comes crashing down upon me.
Master: Maybe you should get out of the water. -
Of Grasshoppers
<p><span class=”student”>Student:</span> I am only in control of this moment.<br /><span class=”master”>Master:</span> Then stop thinking about the moments yet to come.</p>
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Of Grasshoppers
Student: I will do all that I can do today and nothing more.
Master: Who will do the rest? -
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Student: The boat is sinking so fast all I have time to do is bail water.
Master: Perhaps you should let go of the boat and swim for a while.