· Mirror and a tile
Here was a young man obviously made for action, yet able to suppress his restless physical nature and stay quiet. Huai Jang could feel a great potential sitting there, so he resolved to attempt to awaken Ma Tzu on the spot. Stepping back outside, he was led to observe some tiles in a pile near the temple which were being polished and used as replacement tiles. He saw that one of those tiles and a polishing brush would be perfect for his purpose. So he picked up a tile and a brush, went back to Ma Tzu’s hut, stepped inside, sat down and began furiously brushing the tile. After quite a long while, Ma Tzu could not suppress his natural curiosity and alertness over this disturbing activity taking place before him, whereupon he shouted out with annoyance at the stranger working in his hut, “What are you trying to do?” Huai Jang then replied, “I am polishing this tile to make a mirror for you.” Ma Tzu, going along with the game, commented, “Even if I were to want a mirror produced by y