Ikku, a famous zen master, was very intelligent from his childhood. When he was a child his teacher had a very precious and ancient cup. By mistake the cup got broken by Ikku. He got nervous when he heard his teacher's footsteps. He immediately hid the pieces of cup behind him. As soon as the teacher came in , Ikku asked, " sir, why do people die?". Old teacher said," It is natural Ikku, everything dies". Ikku showed him the pieces of the cup and said, " sir it was time for your cup to die".
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