A senior monk and a junior monk were traveling together. At one point, they came to a river with a strong current. As the monks were preparing to cross the river, they saw a very young and beautiful woman also attempting to cross. The young woman asked if they could help her.
The senior monk carried this woman on his shoulder, forded the river and let her down on the other bank. The junior monk was very upset, but said nothing.
They had been walking for a good while when the senior monk noticed that his junior had become unusually silent since they crossed the river. The senior monk asked, “What's wrong? You seem very upset?â€
The junior monk replied, “As monks, we are not permitted to even touch a woman, how could you then carry that beautiful young woman on your shoulders?â€
The senior monk replied, “My good man, I left that woman a long time ago at the riverbank. You, however, seem to be carrying her still.â€
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