The Codeless Code: Case 100 Ten Thousand Mistakes
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A novice asked master Banzen: “What separates the monk from
the master?”
Banzen replied: “Ten thousand mistakes!”
The novice, not understanding, sought to avoid all error. An
abbot observed and brought the novice to Banzen for
correction.
Banzen explained: “I have made ten thousand mistakes; Suku
has made ten thousand mistakes; the patriarchs of Open
Source have each made ten thousand mistakes.”
Asked the novice: “What of the old monk who labors in the
cubicle next to mine? Surely he has made ten thousand
mistakes.”
Banzen shook his head sadly. “Ten mistakes, a thousand times
each.”
