Nearing the end of a long journey, a young Buddhist comes to the banks of a deep, wide river. He doesn’t know how to cross it and begins to ponder the challenge.

After several hours, he sees a Zen master on the other side of the river and calls out to him:

“Oh wise one, can you tell me how to cross this river and get to the other side?”

The Zen master thinks for a few moments and then replies:

“My son, you are on the other side.”