"Do you understand life, Master?"

"No,
I haven't found any pattern at all to life itself,
but then there is probably none
other than birth and growth, decay and death,
something we all know from the start.

Meanwhile . . . I know a few things.
I love learning.
I have tried to understand this world.
I listen to everyone.
I put to one side what seems doubtful
and I am cautious about the rest."