TOUCH VS EMBRACE

Two monks had been in town and were returning to the monastery in the evening. It had rained and there were large puddles of water on the road sides. At one street a beautiful young woman was standing and appeared hesitant. She was unable to cross the street due to the water. The elder of the two monks approached her, lifted her, and set her down on the other side of the street. The monks then continued the journey back to the monastery. Later that evening, the younger monk asked the elder," Sir, as monks we cannot touch a woman?" The elder monk responded,"yes brother." The younger monk asked, " but then sir, how is it that you lifted that young woman on the roadside?" The elder monk smiled and said,"I lifted her to the other side of the road, but you are still carrying her."

It's not the thoughts that pass through our mind that determine our direction, but the ones we entertain.