Black, and white are, all I see, ...

Black and white are, all I see,
In my infancy,
Red and yellow then came to be,
Reaching out to me, lets me see.

- Tool, "Lateralus"

I think I finally figured out the deal with Zen teachers. The students go to them always seeking approval... and the goal of the teachers is to teach the poor bastards to stop wanting to do so.

Poor Zen masters...

Also: if you have had a nail recently pulled from your eye, everything else around you suddenly starts looking like it is also in need of a hammer.