The Lazy Monk

A Zen Koan.

In a monastery, a Zen master finished gathering firewood. He lit his stove and began preparing some tea.

A student who had been watching asked him — "Who are you preparing tea for?"

The master replied — "You see that lazy guy sitting over there? It's for him."

He was referring to one particularly lazy student who kept dodging work and just sat around all day while the other students were active in work.

The student said — "Why do you have to prepare tea for him? He has grown up now. Let him prepare it on his own."

The Master smiled and said — “Perhaps. But I am the one who is here now.”