In a distant land there was a violent and cruel general who, with a great army, was conquering every city through which he passed, forcing all its inhabitants to flee.
But one day, upon reaching a small village, an unusual event occurred: all the inhabitants fled except the Zen master, who kept meditating in the temple.
Prisoned with curiosity, the general went there to see what was happening to that man who dared to challenge him.
He entered the room and the old man greeted him calmly.
Hello, welcome to my humble home.
This further fueled the anger of the general who took the sword and rested the point of it on the neck of the old master.
"Stupid, you don't realize you're standing before a man who could pierce your head without closing a single eye!"
"And you do not realize, General, that you are standing before a man who could be pierced by a sword without closing a single eye."