Two Scholars appealed to the Master.
"Our studies are too easy" said the first. "On the contrary", said the second, "They are too hard".
"Which of us is right?", they asked. Silently the Master pointed to where a third Scholar was patiently studying.
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Sunday, 9 Oct 2016, 12:23
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Hmm.
Is that just a posh way of saying "Stop whining and get on with the work"?
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The Master meant by this: Easy and Hard are both false friends.
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Hello Richard,
Children I teach sometimes comment that their work is easy... my reply is that it is only easy because they now understand it!
Independence if it is to easy, move on to the challenge - there is always work to be done. 
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"there is always work to be done"
Aye, and it's usually for someone else. It took me decades to realise I was wasting my life by seeking more work instead of gazing out of the window.
What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?