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A monk was strolling through the garden at the Zen Monastery listening to music.

He stopped when passing another monk who motioned for him to remove his earbuds.

What are you doing?

The second monk asked.

I'm listening to music and meditating, answered the first.

Do you have permission from the master to do this?

The second monk asked.

But of course, replied the first monk.

I find it hard to believe that the master would allow you to do such a thing, the

second monk said.

I was denied this very privilege just yesterday.

Well, how did you raise the question with the master?

The first monk asked.

I approached him and I asked, when I am meditating on my walks through the garden, is it okay to listen to music?

The Zen master told me, absolutely not.

That's odd. the first monk replied,

I approached the master and said, when I'm walking in the garden, listening to music,

is it okay for me to meditate? And he replied, certainly. Often, the answers that you receive

are determined by how you ask your questions. In this scenario,

just switching the subject of the question to spotlight the thing you know your audience agrees

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