Originally our true nature has no life, no death. Every day human beings celebrate births, and mourn deaths. Outside yellow crocus are shining over brown grass.
Human life is originally empty, complete stillness.
We see that the sky is blue, grass is green, water is flowing. One by one all things are already complete without consideration. There are many just like this enlightenment stories associated with Zen folklore. Life follows intention or as Zen Master Seung Sahn says, cause and effect are clear. Truth is nothing special, just everyday and every moment going about our lives, hearing, seeing, etc. clearly.