Posted by The Ancient Master on October 21, 2000 at 19:11:33:
Ah, you return, Grasshopper. So, you wish to know what wisdom I will impart to you this day? Very well. Today, I shall teach you about the True Path, Grasshopper. What is that, you may ask? It is a warning. There are many out there who will tempt you with answers to specific questions you may have, or who will give you strategies that you can use. Do not depend on these, Grasshopper. The path of having all the answers, the secrets, everything, handed to you on a silver platter, is the Dark Path. Easier, yes. Quicker, yes. Seductive, yes. But not more powerful. True power, true skill, Grasshopper, comes from within. The true secret to Mastery lies not in the words of others, but within you yourself. If you learn how to learn from those mistakes you make, learn to develop the strategies that you will need, then and only then will you go in the direction that you need to. It is with this ability that you will have no need of the false teachers, Grasshopper, for you will be able to develop the counters that you need to any tactic that can be thrown at you. And when you counter the tactics that others have memorized, they will be unable to adapt to the changing situation. Adaptability, Grasshopper, Adaptability, for nothing is truly static. Master the ability to learn for yourself, and those who depend on others will fall before you like wheat to the scythe. Indeed, this is perhaps one of the greatest lessons I can teach you.