“Has it ever occurred to you that by the time you’ve gathered a goodly amount of wisdom and knowledge, you’re old and death is staring you in the face? Don’t you wish your child could start from where you are now, instead of starting from the beginning? Well, mark my words: the Happy you see in front of you isn’t the same Happy who arrived in Xi’an. We’re starting again on the basis of the wealth of city experience that we’ve accumulated.”
