The pupil waited. The moment had not yet come to ask questions. Eventually, the guru looked up: a signal.
"Guru," the pupil intoned, "I seek guidance. Can you foretell the future?"
"I see two things," the guru replied.
"What are they?"
"It."
"It? You said 'two'."
"I see two, but I see them one at a time," the guru explained. "Firstly, I see that it'll rain." Dark clouds rolled overhead.
"Ah," said the pupil. "Guru, you're so wise. What's the second thing?"
There was a bolt of lightning; end of guru.
"Ah," said the pupil, "that was the second thing."
"Guru," the pupil intoned, "I seek guidance. Can you foretell the future?"
"I see two things," the guru replied.
"What are they?"
"It."
"It? You said 'two'."
"I see two, but I see them one at a time," the guru explained. "Firstly, I see that it'll rain." Dark clouds rolled overhead.
"Ah," said the pupil. "Guru, you're so wise. What's the second thing?"
There was a bolt of lightning; end of guru.
"Ah," said the pupil, "that was the second thing."
