Once, a master blacksmith was teaching his apprentice how to craft a legendary sword. The apprentice, frustrated after hours of hammering, threw his tools down and sighed,
"It’s not that the metal is stubborn," the master said. "It’s that it is durable . Its resistance now is exactly what will keep it from breaking in battle later." Sleight of Mouth by Robert Dilts
The blacksmith didn't argue. Instead, he used patterns to shift the boy's perspective: Once, a master blacksmith was teaching his apprentice
The apprentice picked up his hammer, realizing that his "problem" was actually the . Its resistance now is exactly what will keep
"If you look only at this afternoon, it feels like a struggle. But if you look at the thirty years a warrior will carry this blade, today is just a brief, necessary conversation between the hammer and the steel."