"What do you wish from me?" the master asked.

"I wish to be your student and become the finest karate student in the land." the boy replied. "How long must I study?"

"Ten years at leastI", replied the master.

"Ten years is a long time," said the boy. "What if I study twice as hard as all your other students?"

"Twenty years," replied the master.

"Twenty years! What if I practise day and night with all my effort?"

"Thirty years," was the masters reply.

"How is it that each time I say I will word harder, you tell me that it will take longer?" the boy asked.

"The answer is clear. When one eye is fixed on your destination, there is only one eye left with which to find to find the way."