> Chief Priest
> said, "Brother, this is a silent monastery, you are welcome
> here as long
> as you like, but you may not speak until I direct you to do
> so."
>
> Brother John lived in the monastery for a full year before
> the Chief
> Priest said to him: "Brother John, you have been here a
> year now, you
> may speak two words."
>
> Brother John said, "Hard Bed."
>
> "I'm sorry to hear that" the Chief Priest said. "We
> will get you a
> better bed."
>
> The next year, Brother John was called by the Chief Priest.
> "You may
> say another two words Brother John."
>
> "Cold Food." said Brother John, and the Chief Priest
> assured him that
> the food would be better in the future.
>
> On his third anniversary at the monastery, the Chief Priest
> again
> called Brother John into his office. "Two words you
> may say today."
>
> "I Quit." said Brother John.
>
> "It is probably best." said the Chief Priest. "All you have
> done since
> you got here is complain."
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