atience to Learn
佚名/Anonymous
一个年轻人跑到当地的珠宝专家面前，说自己想成为一名宝石专家。专家毫不犹豫地想把年轻人打发走，因为他担心年轻人没有学习的耐性。年轻人苦苦哀求珠宝专家给他一个机会，最后专家终于同意了，并告诉年轻人：“明天来吧。”
次日上午，专家把一块玉石放在年轻人的手里，让他握住。然后，专家便开始忙碌起来，切割，称重，镶嵌玉石。年轻人一声不吭地坐在那里等待着。
接下来的一天上午，专家还是把玉石放在年轻人的手里，让他握住。第三天、第四天、第五天，专家仍然让年轻人做相同的事情。
第六天，年轻人握着玉石，忍不住打破了沉默。“师傅，”他问，“我什么时候学点儿东西呀？”
“你会学的。”专家说完后，又去忙自己的工作了。
又过了几天，年轻人变得沮丧不已。一天上午，正当专家走过来招呼他把手伸出来时，他差点儿脱口而出，说自己不能再这么做了。然而，就在师傅把石头放到年轻人的手中的时候，年轻人连看都没看就叫道：“这不是一块玉石！”
“你已经开始学了。”师傅说。
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.