Honesty Pants

“I read a story about a disciple who asked his master whether there was anything he could do to make himself grow spiritually. The master answered, ‘As little as you can do to make the sun rise in the morning.’ Disconcerted, the disciple asked what then was the use of the spiritual exercises the master had taught him. And the master replied, ‘to make sure you are not asleep when the sun begins to rise.'"