Student: Take it back.
Master: Once a stone is tossed in the pond, only time calms the ripples.
Category: Of Grasshoppers
Philosophical discussions between “student” and “master” intended to inspire deep thought.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: If I think of all the tasks I must do, I cannot move.
Master: Instead of thinking of all, do one task.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: Spent the night trying to wake up.
Master: Exhausting way to sleep.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: Self-doubt.
Master: No doubt.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: I have purpose again.
Master: You’ve always had purpose.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: What I want to do and need to do are not the same.
Master: Split your attention between each and accomplish neither.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: This is not the path I thought I was walking.
Master: Do you have a map?
Of Grasshoppers
Student: Is this what failure feels like?
Master: Have you quit?
Of Grasshoppers
Student: Can it suck more?
Master: Yes.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: Life is weird. Hasn’t turned out at all as I expected.
Master: You had a plan?!
Of Grasshoppers
Student: All I can see is the problem.
Master: If you only look at the problem, you will never see the solution.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: I’m just trying to get ahead.
Master: Perhaps you should get afoot first.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: How can I survive this?
Master: Perseverance.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: I will do all that I can.
Master: One could expect nothing less.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: How did this happen?
Master: You didn’t do anything different.
