“It’s simple. When you take,” he adds, “you must give back.” Banri is incredulous. “A bit of kwai for a whole tree? Papa, it hardly seems enough.” “I’ve wondered about this,” he admits, “but I think it’s not about what you leave . . . which may be a small thing . . . but to acknowledge that you are taking.” “You’ve always said so . . . but why?” his daughter presses. He looks up at us before saying, “It makes you take less. It makes you grateful.”
