ZEN

KNOWING FISH

One day Chuang Tzu and a friend were walking by a river.

“Look at the fish swimming about,” said Chuang Tzu,
“They are really enjoying themselves.”

“You are not a fish,” replied the friend,
“So you can’t truly know that they are enjoying themselves.”

“You are not me,” said Chuang Tzu.
“So how do you know that I do not know that the fish are enjoying themselves?”