Part 6. Meeting with the TEACHER and finding a new path. There was an old temple in the backyard of the palace. A sage lived there. No one knows how long he lived there; he himself no longer remembered when he settled here, but he was the Keeper of Knowledge. And as soon as the young prince turned 7 years old, he had to go on a journey. If the prince returned victorious, a miracle gift from the sage awaited him. Did everyone reach him? Many tried, but not everyone succeeded. Our hero managed to cope, and therefore, raising his hand, he wanted to knock on the door of the temple, but the door opened before he could touch it with his hand. The room was cool, clean and somehow very calm. An old man stood at the window. In his hands he held a bag of seeds. The seeds were different, both in shape and size. “Greetings, young prince,” said the sage. “Hello, wise old man,” answered the prince. “Open your palms and I will fill them with different seeds.” You see, the seeds can be different, different fruits will grow from them. Looking at them, we don’t know what harvest they will bring us. Perhaps among them there are weed seeds, empty ones, and there are also poisonous ones that cause harm. It's the same with knowledge. When we learn something, it can bring us either benefit or harm, and not only to us, but also to those around us. How can a student understand the benefits and harms of semen? He must listen to his teacher and learn to listen to his heart. There cannot be a student without a teacher and a teacher without a student. Take this bag, let it always be with you on the path of your discipleship and remind you of the benefits and harms of the seeds of knowledge. The sage continued: “A person without knowledge and intelligence is like an empty dried earth without grass, plants and fruits. He is empty, he nothing can give to the world; there are no seeds in it that can produce beautiful, useful fruits. That is why the stage of apprenticeship is so important for any young child; without the seeds of knowledge, there will be no fruits of our mind, and without the right actions there will be no fruits of our labors.” The young heir to the bag of treasured seeds thanked the sage and went to meet the teacher. In the eyes of the prince, the teacher always looked like a grumpy, hunched over old woman who was always attached to him, nagging him, and he fought with her, not just for fun, but for real. It was very difficult for him to perceive her differently. The classroom looked unusual; instead of windows and walls there were distorting mirrors. When he saw his reflection in them, it distorted and changed, becoming ugly and generally not similar to how he usually looked in life. A hunched, grumpy old woman sat at the table. The picture was depressing. Both for one side and for the other. - What will the young prince help to destroy the walls and windows made of crooked mirrors? - the teacher asked a question. - Will it change your attitude towards both the teacher and your studies? - I don’t know. – the prince answered after a long thought. “That’s why the perception of studying for you turns into a kingdom of distorting mirrors.” – the teacher answered. Once upon a time I received this message at your age, and it revealed a lot to me, I hope that it will help you find the answer to your “I don’t know.” You don’t know why to study, you don’t see the point in studying, But you need only a dream to be born and want to learn again. Understand that in order to achieve your dream, you must acquire knowledge. But to teach, not to learn, in studies you need a student. After all, you cannot get drunk, eat or live your life, So you can only learn in studies, only a student can .He himself gnaws at the granite of science, the teacher is only his beacon, He is a guide through the wilds of knowledge, he knows what and how. He who spits into the well of knowledge, not respecting someone’s work, who humiliates teachers, is empty of arrogance. He does not know the wisdom of the ancestors will not find that very path, He will get lost in the jungle of knowledge, he will be stuck here forever. But if he decides to open up and wants to learn himself, then the door will suddenly open itself, because knowledge is the key. Students will come to learn, teachers will bring their light And a different world will be born around, a MAN will emerge from the shadows. The verse penetrated into the prince like water/369512/