Master Foo and the MCSE
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   Once, a famous Windows system administrator came to
Master Foo and asked him for instruction: "I have heard that
you are a powerful Unix wizard. Let us trade secrets, that
we may both gain thereby."

   Master Foo said: "It is good that you seek wisdom. But in
the Way of Unix, there are no secrets."

   The administrator looked puzzled at this. "But it is said
that you are a great Unix guru who knows all the innermost
mysteries. As do I in Windows; I am an MCSE, and I have many
other certifications of knowledge not common in the world. I
know even the most obscure registry entries by heart. I can
tell you everything about the Windows API, yes, even secrets
those of Redmond have half-forgotten. What is the arcane
lore that gives you your power?"

   Master Foo said: "I have none. Nothing is hidden, nothing
is revealed."

   Growing angry, the administrator said "Very well, if you
hold no secrets, then tell me: what do I have to know to
become as powerful in the Unix way as you?"

   Master Foo said: "A man who mistakes secrets for
knowledge is like a man who, seeking light, hugs a candle so
closely that he smothers it and burns his hand."

   Upon hearing this, the administrator was enlightened.