There was once a master whose fame had spread far and wide because of his holiness.
A tourist once came and visited the master, who was seated behind a small table eating a banana. Upon seeing the guest, the master picked another banana from the bunch and offered it to him.
The guest was so awed that this great man would offer something to one as lowly and sinful as him. He left the master’s house with the uneaten banana still in his hands, and wondered aloud what he should do with such a holy gift.
Some of the master’s disciples heard the man and went to tell the master about the guest’s dilemma.
The master laughed and said, “Tell the silly fool to eat it.”