h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

in the great university there was a teacher whose misfortune provided him with the most dull students every time. because of this he was usually irritable and vexed. during one of his sessions, he asked the students to imagine that they were in a jungle. but nobody cooperated. some students kept asking him to describe the jungle. some asked him why they should imagine. and some totally refused to imagine saying that they do not have the ability to imagine. that day the teacher became very frustrated and he left them in the middle of the session screaming 'you have no intention to learn. you are worthless. nobody can help you.'

after seeing his mood and making logical deductions, one of his colleagues suggested that he should meet the great master and tell him his problem. willing to do anything for a solution, the teacher went to see the great master.

on taking an appointment, the teacher was told that the great master is a very occupied man and can only spare him one evening. the teacher agreed and went to the great master on the given evening. the great master listened patiently to the teacher and said 'oh, it is a very simple matter...', when the evening gong was heard. the great master immediately got up and said 'it is time for my evening walk, would you mind joining me so that we may talk while we walk?' the teacher was taken aback by the candor of the great master, but he agreed. even as the teacher got up, the great master quickly proceeded towards a nearby lake, beckoning at him. caught in surprise, the teacher was slow to respond. he was left gaping as the great master disappeared into the water. he waited by the lake for two hours before he saw the great master again. but to his surprise, the great master ignored him completely and was walking past him. the teacher called out 'great master, great master!' the great master turned and said 'oh, it's you, but your evening is over, what are you calling me for?' the puzzled teacher replied 'please don't deprive me great master, you left me in the middle of the evening and went into the water.' the great master sounded stern 'you were the one who refused to join me and that after agreeing to it. it is i who was deprived.' the teacher was pleading 'but...but how could i have joined you, i cannot walk into water.' the great master, who was extremely angry by now, screamed 'you have no intention to learn. you are worthless. nobody can help you.' and saying this he left the teacher.