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.”