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The Learning Curve

This is one of my "Most Unforgettable Dialogs"
It's about a talented young man with bad attitude facing a much more experienced old man to learn from him.

Even if you are a talented one, learning is never easy, and sometimes the first thing you need to do is believe your mentor. And to believe someone is something even more difficult for some individuals like me.
But I do always found a way to believe someone with infinite experience and humble appearance.
Just like my Professor and this Jedi Master...


Master Yoda: Away put your weapon. I mean you no harm. I am wondering why are you here.
Luke Skywalker: I'm looking for someone.
Master Yoda: Looking? Found someone, you have, I would say, hmm?
Luke Skywalker: Right...
Master Yoda: Help you I can. Yes, mmm.
Luke Skywalker: I don't think so. I'm looking for a great warrior.
Master Yoda: Ohh. Great warrior. [laughs] Wars not make one great.


Master Yoda: Why wish you become Jedi?
Luke Skywalker: Well, mostly because of my father, I guess.
Master Yoda: Ahh, father. Powerful Jedi was he. Powerful Jedi.
Luke Skywalker: Oh, come on. How could you know my father? You don't even know who I am. Oh, I don't even know what I'm doing here! We're wasting our time!
Master Yoda: I cannot teach him. The boy has no patience.
Obi-Wan Kenobi: He will learn patience.
Master Yoda: Much anger in him... like his father.
Obi-Wan Kenobi: Was I any different when you taught me?



[Luke's ship sinks into the swamp.]
Luke Skywalker: We'll never get it out now!
Master Yoda: So certain are you. Always with you it cannot be done. Hear you nothing that I say.
Luke Skywalker: Master, moving stones around is one thing. This is totally different.
Master Yoda: No! No different. Only different in your mind. You must unlearn what you have learned.
Luke Skywalker: Alright, I'll give it a try.
Master Yoda: No. Try not. Do or do not. There is no try.
[Luke attempts to pull the ship out, but only with minimal success.]
Luke Skywalker: [panting] I can't. It's too big.
Master Yoda: Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? And well you should not. For my ally is the Force. And a powerful ally it is. Life creates it. Makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us, and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. You must feel the Force around you. Here between you, me, the tree, the rock, everywhere. Yes, even between the land and the ship.
Luke Skywalker: You want the impossible.
[Yoda raises Luke ship from the swamp.]
Luke Skywalker: I don't…I don't believe it!
Master Yoda: That is why you fail.