Wisdom for the day

A senior monk and a junior monk were traveling together. At one point, they came to a river with a strong current. As the monks were preparing to cross, they saw a young woman hesitating on the river bank, clearly stymied by the strong, swift current.

The junior monk walked straight past her without giving it a thought and crossed the river. The senior monk offered to help the woman and carried her across piggy-back style. The junior monk was very upset, but said nothing.

As the journey continued, the senior monk could see that the junior monk had something of concern on his mind, and asked what was wrong. The junior monk replied, "How could you carry that woman like that? You know we can't touch women, it's against our way of life". The senior monk answered, "I left the woman at the rivers edge a long way back, why are you still carrying her?"