Once, a young man came to the Grand Master and said:

“Grand Master, please teach me kung fu.”

The Grand Master was not in the mood and didn’t want to burden himself with teaching. However, not wanting to refuse outright, he replied:

“Very well, I will teach you kung fu, but I am not accepting students at the moment. Come back in a year.”

The young man left but returned a year later:

“Grand Master, please teach me kung fu.”

The Master frowned and said:

“I am willing to teach you, but first you must work on yourself. For three years, every morning, watch the sunrise, and every evening, observe the sunset.”

The young man departed once more and, after three years, returned:

“Grand Master! For three years, I’ve watched the sun rise and set every day. Now, please teach me kung fu.”

“Very well,” the Master replied. “But first, you must learn to hover five meters above the ground.”

The young man left again, but after five years, he returned:

“Grand Master, for all these years I’ve dedicated myself to training, and now I can hover above the ground,” he said, rising five meters into the air.

“HOLY SH*T!” said the Grand Master.