弟子迫不及待地想把市集上聽來的傳言禀告師父。
大師說：「稍等！你所要告訴我的是真有其事？」
「我不這麼想。」
「它很有用？」
「並沒有什麼用。」
「它很有趣？」
「不！」
「那我們為什麼要聽它呢？」
SPEECH
The disciple couldn’t wait to tell the Master the rumour he had heard in the
marketplace.
“Wait a minute,” said the Master, “What you plan to-tell us is it true?”
“I don’t think it is.”
“Is it useful?”
“No. it isn’t.”
“Is it funny?”
“No.”
“Then why should we be hearing it?”