How guiltless are any of us?

Each and all with an opinion

Of trying to convince others by guile or deception

Of our naïve imaginings.

 

Who amongst us is innocent?

Free of manipulation and bullying

Of persuading the unwilling that ours

Is the knowledge that is right.

 

Doubt not the strength or our

Conviction to be right all the time

Believing ours is the wisdom that brings all mankind

To enlightenment.

 

There is great satisfaction for a Master

In teaching the Pupil a lesson,

A great happiness in winning

To put an argument over.

 

Yet how naïve are all of us?

Not to realise that if the Master always wins,

Then the pupil is left in sadness

And a wonderful lesson never learnt.

 

For though it brings great happiness

For someone to always win,

It brings even greater happiness

For the Master to let the Pupil win.

 

Have we not learnt yet?

That the Master never loses,

For if he lets the Pupil win then both shall win

And that, is the real learning.