The Way of the Bow

A stranger to a village challenges a local carpenter, Tetsya, to a contest with his bow and arrow, stating he knows the carpenter to in fact be a famous archer. Tetsya is indeed an excellent archer who wanted to remain anonymous and he agrees to the contest on the condition that if he wins, the stranger leaves and tells no one of his whereabouts. After winning, Tetsya tells the village boy who accompanied the stranger to his workshop of the way of the bow. The story tells of all the things that an archer must be aware of and learn to perfect his craft. All aspects of the bow can be seen ot have a direct correlation with life itself. How to overcome difficulties, take risks, adapt to change, to find allies in those who let you be yourself or who add to your skills despite their own being vastly different.
Though short, it is a nice story which imparts some good advice for life and how to approach day to day living using the metaphor of the bow.