I learn 5 essential knots. When I get home I want to show them to Lao Tzu, who is sitting on the couch and petting one cat with one hand, and the other cat with his other hand.
"Here is the 'bowline' and here is the 'larkshead'" I say, "But I can't remember the other three essential knots."
"And the 'bowline' I just made fell apart. So I don't know the 'bowline' after all." I confess.
I feel very down that I couldn't tie 4 of the knots.
"Don't be sad." says Lao Tzu, smiling, still petting the cats, "If there were bows here to tie lines on, you would know how, and do it."
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Osseo
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