"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."
The apprentice picked up his hammer, realizing that his "problem" was actually the . Sleight of Mouth by Robert Dilts
"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." "It’s not that the metal is stubborn," the master said
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, today is just a brief