When in doubt, I ask Goha.

Once Goha was invited to deliver a sermon. He climbed up on the minbar and asked, “Do you know what I am going to say?”

The audience replied “No.” So he said, “I have no desire to speak to people who don’t even know what I will be talking about!” Then he left.

The people were embarrassed and called him back the next day. He asked the same question but this time the people said, “Yes!”

So Goha said, “Well, since you already know what I am going to say, I won’t waste any more of your time!” Then he left.

This confused people even more. They decided to try one more time. Once they invited the Teacher to speak the following week.

And once again he asked, “Do you know what I am going to say? ”

But, this time they were prepared: half of them answered “Yes” and the other half answered “No”.

So Goha said, “Let the half who know what I am going to say, tell it to the half who don’t,” and then he left.