Two wise men

Two wise men lived in the same village. All people went for advice to the younger sage, and no one went to the elder. And the offense kept the elder on the young, and all was thinking, how would this let him down. He saw a butterfly flying once and thought: “Here I will take a butterfly in my hand and ask him if the butterfly is alive. If the answer is yes, then I will clench my fist, if not, I will release the butterfly. ”
He approaches the sage and asks for all:
- Is the butterfly alive in my hand?
To which the sage replies:
- All in your hands.