All things are difficult before they are easy.
A young Little Joe sat at the kitchen table becoming more frustrated as each moment passed on. Looking up from his arithmetic book, he slammed his pencil down and sighed.
Adam decided it was time to intervene. "What's the matter Joe?"
"It's these dumb figures, they look like Chinese. I just don't understand how to solve them!"
"Well, you know Joe, they might seem hard now, but after you learn how to solve them, they will seem so easy. You won't even remember this frustration. Here, let me show you a shortcut I learned when I was back in school."