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Originally Posted by Vance Wood
Thinking that because they know this, that, or something else, their knowledge makes them particularly suited to mastering bonsai to a point that exceeds the efforts of those who have been in the art for many years. Instead of accepting advise from experience they argue with what they have been told. Instead of listening they pontificate their point of view even though they do not have a single tree that could possibly be called a bonsai; even from the Mallsai point of view.
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Vance,
In dealing with that, perhaps we could take a lesson from a Zen master. The story goes that one day a student came to the master in a state of great excitement. "Master!" he cried. "I have finally done it! I have finally gotten rid of everything!"
"Excellent!" the master replied. "Now get rid of that, too."
"But master," the student said, "you don't understand. I have gotten rid of
everything."
"Very well," the master replied. "If you won't get rid of it, then carry it with you."
