My character reached an abbot. He met the head priest. He expressed his desire to be a Sanyasi, a saint; to enter into sainthood and lead a life of self effacement and giving.

The head priest asked the question.

“why do you want sainthood?”

My character spoke:”The person whom I was in love with, left me. I do not want to go back to that life again, I want to lead the lief of a celibate, a saint.”

“But that is not a reason for accepting you into sainthood, son. Go back”- The priest said.

“Let me speak”-My character insisted and started speaking without waiting for the priest’s consent.

“I know that sainthood is a search for peace, for knowledge, for the light. But I realised that love is a battle in which each one asserts oneself over the other.” He continued- “And there is no peace in battle and-”

“You are wrong”- The head priest intervened. “You have learned your knowledge, well and if you want peace, there is peace in knowledge. Remember, peace is not the absence of conflicts, but the resonance among them. You have knowledge and your knowledge will help you to attain the resonance. Now you can go.

My character had to walk back, for the head priest had already closed the doors.