Parable:
A man searches in the forest for days to find a respected monk that he is told will have the answers to all of his questions.
He finds the monk who tells him that his mind is too complicated and to meditate for 20 years and then come back.
Dismayed, the man leaves but is struck by the vitality of the monk and so does meditate as he continues on with his life. After 20 years he finds the monk again.
The monk again tells him to meditate another 20 years.
The man this time, to his credit, is not dismayed and continues to meditate another 20 years.
By this time there is grey in his hair and he is getting on in years and yet again he searches for the monk and finds him. The monk has maintained his same timeless quality and vigor, with the addition of a few minor wrinkles in his skin.
They look at each other. There are a few moments of silence. And a smile comes to the monk’s face as he says:
“Let us now begin”