A master calligrapher was writing some characters onto a piece of paper. One of his especially perceptive students was watching him. When the calligrapher was finished, he asked for the student’s opinion – who immediately told him that it wasn’t any good. The master tried again, but the student criticized the work again. Over and over, the calligrapher carefully redrew the same characters, and each time the student rejected it. Finally, when the student had turned his attention away to something else and wasn’t watching, the master seized the opportunity to quickly dash off the characters. “There! How’s that?,” he asked the student. The student turned to look. “THAT…. is a masterpiece!” he exclaimed.
ನಾನು, ಬಳ್ಳಾರಿ ಹಾಗು ನ್ಯೂಯಾರ್ಕ್ ಟೈಮ್ಸ್
-ನಾನು ಕೆಂಡಸಂಪಿಗೆ.ಕಾಂ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಬರೆದ ಲಲಿತ ಪ್ರಬಂಧಬಳ್ಳಾರಿ ಗಣಿದಣಿಗಳ ಕುರಿತು ನ್ಯೂಯಾರ್ಕ್ ಟೈಮ್ಸ್ ನ ಜಿಮ್ ಯಾರ್ಡ್ಲಿ ಬರೆದದ್ದು ಲೋಕ ವಿಖ್ಯಾತವಾಗಿದೆ.ಆದರೆ ಅವರ ಜೊತೆಜೊತೆಗೇ ಇದ್ದ ನಮ್ಮ ಹೃಷಿಕೇಶ್ ದೇಸಾಯರು ಪಟ್ಟ ಪಡಿಪಾಟಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿದೆ.ಅಂದು ರಾತ್ರಿಪಾಳಿ ಮುಗಿಸಿ ಮಲಗಿದ್ದೆ. ಯಾರೋ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಹಕ್ಕೊಂಡು ಹೊಡೆದಿದ್ದಾರೋ...
I really liked this incident. It reminded me of all the times I have tried too hard to please someone else, all in pursuit of appreciation (flattery, even!)
In hindsight, the most satisfying moments have been ones which were impromptu, straight-from-the-heart and of course, done in the spirit of the moment without any ulterior motives!!