Finishing touch
Painting the Eyes on the Chinese Dragon
Once upon a time, there was a very good painter in China. One day, he went to a temple where there were many, many dragons to be painted on the walls.
Long ago in China, there was an exceptionally skilled painter. One day, he visited a temple that required many Chinese dragons to be painted on its walls.
The painter began to paint, and he drew four dragons, each of which was very beautiful, just like a real dragon, but he deliberately did not draw the dragon's eyes. The others were surprised to see these dragons and asked him why he didn't paint his eyes.
The painter began his work, creating four Chinese dragons, each one beautifully detailed and as lifelike as real dragons, yet he deliberately left their eyes unpainted. Observers were amazed by the Chinese dragons and questioned why he didn't paint the eyes.
The artist said that if he painted the dragons with eyes, the dragons would fly away because they were too much like the real thing.
The painter explained that if he painted the eyes, the Chinese dragons would fly away because they would become too lifelike.
When everyone heard this, they laughed and didn't believe that these painted dragons could really fly.
Everyone laughed, not believing that the painted Chinese dragons could actually fly.
Later, the abbot of the temple asked the painter to paint the eyes of one of the dragons. He picked up the brush and tapped it on the dragon's eye.
Later, the temple's head priest asked the painter to paint the eyes on one of the Chinese dragons. Taking up his brush, the painter dabbed the eyes.
Suddenly, the dragon literally flew out of the wall, flew into the sky and disappeared!
Suddenly, the Chinese dragon truly rose from the wall and soared into the sky, disappearing from sight!
Since then, people have known the idiom "finishing touch," which means that when doing anything, one small key point can make the whole thing perfect. Therefore, when we do things, we should also pay attention to finding the most critical point!
From then on, people understood the Chinese idiom "Adding the Finishing Touch: Painting the Eyes on the Chinese Dragon," which means that a small but crucial detail can perfect an entire endeavor. Thus, when we undertake any task, we should also pay attention to finding that key element!