Everything is in your hands (Oriental parable)

A long time ago, there lived a Master surrounded by students in the ancient city. The most capable of them once thought: “Is there a question that our Master could not give an answer to?” He went to a flowering meadow, caught the most beautiful butterfly and hid it between his palms. The butterfly clung its paws to his hands, and the student was tickled. Smiling, he went to the Master and asked: - Tell me, which butterfly is in my hands: alive or dead? He held the butterfly firmly in his clasped hands and was ready at any moment to squeeze them for the sake of his truth. Without looking at the student’s hands, the Master answered: - Everything is in your hands.