What You Seek Is Where You Are

A curious, young man made it his ambition to seek wisdom at all cost. This led him to a monk who lived alone in a cave at the far side of the world, an old man rumored to be the wisest teacher to ever live. So across snowy mountains, suffocating deserts, and dense jungle the young man journeyed for months on end to learn at the feet of the storied master.

When he finally arrived, exhausted and saddle-sore, the young man tied his equally worn down pony to a tree, and walked to the cave’s entrance. The wise man emerged, looking all the part, with a great white beard, bare feet, and a weathered tunic. The old man was delighted to have a guest and inquired immediately, “What has brought you this way, my young friend?”

The boy answered, “I have come all this way – from the other side…