Attention
A student said to Zen Master Ichu, “Please write for me something of great wisdom.”
Master Ichu picked up his brush and wrote one word: “Attention.”
The student said, “Is that all?”
The master wrote: “Attention. Attention.”
The student became irritable. “That doesn’t seem profound or subtle to me.”
In response, Master Ichu wrote: “Attention. Attention. Attention.”
In frustration, the student demanded, “What does this word ‘attention’ mean?”
Master Ichu replied, “Attention means attention.”
