Case 58: Joshu and the "Pitfall" A monk asked Joshu, "'The supreme Way is not difficult; it simply dislikes choosing.' Isn't that the pitfall of the people of our time [1]?" Joshu said, "Once someone asked me like that. I am sorry that even after five years I still can't give an answer to it." [1]: (same note as Case 40) I.e. "you."