atience to Learn
佚名/Anonymous
一個年輕人跑到當地的珠寶專家麵前，說自己想成為一名寶石專家。專家毫不猶豫地想把年輕人打發走，因為他擔心年輕人沒有學習的耐性。年輕人苦苦哀求珠寶專家給他一個機會，最後專家終於同意了，並告訴年輕人：“明天來吧。”
次日上午，專家把一塊玉石放在年輕人的手裏，讓他握住。然後，專家便開始忙碌起來，切割，稱重，鑲嵌玉石。年輕人一聲不吭地坐在那裏等待著。
接下來的一天上午，專家還是把玉石放在年輕人的手裏，讓他握住。第三天、第四天、第五天，專家仍然讓年輕人做相同的事情。
第六天，年輕人握著玉石，忍不住打破了沉默。“師傅，”他問，“我什麽時候學點兒東西呀？”
“你會學的。”專家說完後，又去忙自己的工作了。
又過了幾天，年輕人變得沮喪不已。一天上午，正當專家走過來招呼他把手伸出來時，他差點兒脫口而出，說自己不能再這麽做了。然而，就在師傅把石頭放到年輕人的手中的時候，年輕人連看都沒看就叫道：“這不是一塊玉石！”
“你已經開始學了。”師傅說。
A young man presented himself to the local expert on gems and said he wanted to become a gemologist. The expert brushed him off because he feared that the youth would not have the patience to learn. The young man pleaded for a chance. Finally the expert consented and told the youth. "Be here tomorrow."
The next morning the expert put a jade stone in the boy's hand and told him to hold it. The expert then went about his work， cutting， weighing， and setting gems. The boy sat quietly and waited.
The following morning the expert again placed the jade stone in the youth's hand and told him to hold it. On the third， fourth， and fifth day the expert repeated the exercise and the instructions.