I love the story of the Chinese master who was approached by a new client. “Can you paint me a painting of a rooster?, asked the man. “Yes, I can”, the artist replied, and told him the price. “Return in one week and I will have it for you.” The man agreed and returned one week later for the painting. “Ah yes”, the rooster.” said the master, and picked up a brush and paper. In five minutes he had painted a beautiful rooster and handed it to the client. The man stammered, “You expect me to pay that much for something that only took you five minutes to paint!” ”Oh, but you are not paying for these five minutes”, replied the master. “You are paying for the week I practiced so that I could do this right.”
Posted on: Sun, 07 Jul 2013 00:02:58 +0000