And so the Blacksmith started to do the Tasks set to him by his Master. With the help of his four Apprentice friends who also worked with him on the same workshop, they worked in completing his Tool which will prove his worth as a Blacksmith. Three months have passed, and despite the trials and failures he and his Apprentice friends went through, they were able to complete his Tool.
The Blacksmith then started to train Nine new Apprentices which will prove his worth as a Teacher. While some of his Teachers have already left him for their own Life Journeys, one of them, his Teacher Gunman, chose to be with him since he too must help the Blacksmith in fulfilling his Life Task. Nevertheless, his Teachers would still be there to help him as the need arises.
While the Blacksmith fulfilled his Life Tasks, he wrote to his Teachers and Master eleven vows which he promised to keep always. He wrote them down not only to remind himself of the values he has learned while he trained with them, but to also tell anyone what must be done in order to complete a Life Task.
And so begins yet another chapter of the Blacksmith's life...
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The Vows of the Blacksmith
Short StoryAfter travelling far in order to train with the Ten Teachers, the Blacksmith returns to his humble shop enlightened and ready to create better Tools. But things must eventually change and he too must be ready to leave his shop once again, this time...