Student: They don’t want to hear me.
Master: They want to see what you do.
Category: Of Grasshoppers
Philosophical discussions between “student” and “master” intended to inspire deep thought.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: I am not responsible for your happiness.
Master: Why have you made me responsible for yours?
Of Grasshoppers
Student: All I ever wanted was to be good at something.
Master: When the sun rises, I think it is good; but for you, the sun must also set.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: I try cleaning but the mess only gets worse.
Master: Try starting without the mess.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: Is this what dying feels like?
Master: Dying is simply not living.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: I’m falling.
Master: Good. You haven’t hit bottom yet.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: When did I die?
Master: When did you quit living?
Of Grasshoppers
Student: The dream is gone.
Master: Rotten corn leaves only a husk.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: Every decision I make is bad.
Master: When one steers a ship port or starboard, it is a still a boat floating on water.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: Who does the spanking hurt the most? The spanker or the spankee?
Master: They are probably the same.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: I think I’m going to die.
Master: Some day.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: I cannot win at this game.
Master: Can you have fun trying?
Of Grasshoppers
Student: Today I feel weak.
Master: Then today you must be strong.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: These things I cannot control!
Master: The weak try to control; the strong adapt.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: I cry.
Master: To wash the dirt from your eyes.
