Another Monastery tale, not supposed to be directly
related to computer programming :)...
One of those sunny days, an apprentice went to Zen master, who was
sitting near a stream. The apprentice said:
- Look at me, Master. I've learnt a lot since my first day
in the Monastery. I wrote a lot of lines, and read those of my fellow monks.
But I can't see a spark of true beauty in my work
Then, the Apprentice pointed another monk, who was sleeping under a tree,
with an open book over his face, and said:
- Look at him. He doesn't know discipline, but some of his works
are like perls: examples of purity, clarity and perfection.
The Master said:
- Artisans do what they want, artists do what
they can.
And the Apprentice gained enlightenment.
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Re (tilly) 1: Discipline
by tilly (Archbishop) on Apr 05, 2001 at 18:28 UTC | |
by birdbrane (Chaplain) on Apr 06, 2001 at 17:39 UTC | |
Re: Discipline
by rchiav (Deacon) on Apr 05, 2001 at 19:03 UTC | |
Re: Discipline
by dws (Chancellor) on Apr 06, 2001 at 02:49 UTC | |
Re: Discipline
by mothra (Hermit) on Apr 05, 2001 at 23:50 UTC |
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