Parable “Out of the impasse”

 

One fine day, the master took his disciple to a park located at the foot of a mountain. The park contained a complex labyrinth with very high and smooth walls. The labyrinth had no roof, and its passages were illuminated by sunlight.

The master led the student to the entrance to the labyrinth and told him to find the exit . The student wandered in the labyrinth all day and all night, but time after time he invariably came to a dead end. Desperate to get out, he fell to the ground and fell asleep.

Feeling someone shaking his shoulder, the student opened his eyes. Above him stood the master.

“Follow me,” he said.

Coming out of the labyrinth, the Taoist, without turning around, began to climb the mountain. Climbing to the top, he said:

– Look down!

From the place where they stood, the labyrinth was visible at a glance.

– Looking from here, can you find the path leading to the exit from the labyrinth? the Taoist asked.

“It’s easy,” the student said. – You just need to look closely.

“Find it and memorize it well,” the teacher said.

After some time they went down the mountain, the student entered the labyrinth and confidently passed it, never straying or getting lost.

– The further you move away from the situation, the higher you rise above it, the more surface your eyes cover, the easier it is to find the right solution !