Instead of a monk, he found a bustling hall filled with music, platters of food, and people talking. The Wise Man was busy, so he told the boy to walk around the palace for two hours.
The boy admitted he had seen nothing; his only focus was the oil. vremya_n
"The Secret of Happiness," the Wise Man said, "is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil in the spoon." ✨ Instead of a monk, he found a bustling