To learn,

I had to

Wash cars, scrub floors, pick up laundry, sleep on my office floor for months, and what ever else my teacher was going to do himself.

I wanted him to do what he did best so I could watch and absorb.

I didn& #39;t need to learn how he washed cars

This has nothing to do with subservience.

It& #39;s pure practical logic.

I want to learn secrets of life from a master. The more he does mundane bullshit, the less opportunities he has to teach me.

I lose.

And I& #39;m signaling to the master that I will value his teachings.

He spent his entire life collecting these secrets.

By saving him time, I demonstrate how highly I value his time. So his time won& #39;t be wasted on me.

Ultimately, I& #39;m asking for him to invest even more time.

Into me.

I& #39;m demonstrating that his investment will pay off many fold.

That I will repay him 1000x what he gave me.

Why else would he spend a single moment giving me the most precious things in his mind?