In this parable, during the first few years of the relationship between teacher and student virtually no actual skills were taught. Rather, Ji Chang's mind was cultivated and stoicism instilled, transforming the student's whole being.
在這個寓言中，師生初識的前幾年，幾乎沒有實質技藝的傳授，而是從心性的淬煉和定靜功夫著手，讓學生整個人脫胎換骨。