MU

Mu

Before he became a hermit, Zarathud was a young Priest, and took great
delight in making fools of his opponents in front of his followers.

One day Zarathud took his students to a pleasant pasture and there he
confronted The Sacred Chao while She was contentedly grazing.

Tell me, you dumb beast, demanded the Priest in his commanding
voice, why don't you do something worthwhile? What is your Purpose in
Life, anyway?

Munching the tasty grass, The Sacred Chao replied MU. (The
Chinese ideogram for NO-THING.)

Upon hearing this, absolutely nobody was enlightened.

Primarily because nobody understood Chinese.

-- Camden Benares, Zen Without Zen Masters