"Just pack the important things, not the sand?"
The old monk laughed heartily and reached out to touch the young monk's head, "Go on, go on!"
A well frog cannot talk about the sea because it is confined to the well; summer insects cannot talk about ice because they live only in the moment.
In the brevity of life, there are always some things we consider most important and insurmountable.
Which young boy has not firmly made vows and had heartfelt desires?
But such things often end in disappointment more than they are realized.
As time goes by, one can only say "how delightful" — this is not settling, it's growth.
So the old monk just took the young monk's words as child's nonsense, not taking it to heart.
