Student: Would you judge me?
Master: But you already know the score.
Category: Of Grasshoppers
Philosophical discussions between “student” and “master” intended to inspire deep thought.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: I am anything but calm.
Master: A pacing cat catches no mice.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: I failed to stay up all night.
Master: Good, that means you’ll be able to stay up all day.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: I am at an impasse.
Master: Don’t do anything.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: All I have ever been, all I have ever wanted to become, my very core is being severely tested.
Master: Tests are meaningless. Outcomes are interesting.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: Well looks dry.
Master: Storm’s coming.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: I feel like never speaking again.
Master: Shush!
Of Grasshoppers
Student: How will I be remembered when I am gone?
Master: You will be forgotten.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: I spend much of my life solving other people’s problems.
Master: Who solves yours?
Of Grasshoppers
Student: There is no good choice.
Master: After enough bad decisions, all choices will look good.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: Somethings I will never do again.
Master: Touched that stove again eh?
Of Grasshoppers
Student: That knocked the wind out of me!
Master: Just breathe.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: Life’s hard.
Master: Life is simple; Your burdens are weighty.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: I handled that poorly.
Master: Stress and anger damage the heart.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: I cannot save them all.
Master: Can you save yourself?
