A man visits a monastery. He sleeps in the most comfortable bed he's ever slept in. In the middle of the night he hears a beautiful noise that wakes him up, even from the amazing bed he is laying on. He realises that the noise is coming from a door in the corner of his room. He decides not to get up and goes back to sleep. The next morning he asks a nearby monk what the noise was. ""I'm sorry I can't tell you,"" he replies, ""you're not a monk."" So the man asks the monk, ""What will it take to become a monk?"" To which the monk replies, ""We will give you tasks. Each will give you a lesson in patience and equilibrium within yourself."" His first task was to go to the nearby beach and count every grain of sand individually. For the next five years the man wanders the beach, being careful not to lose count or double count any grains. After the trial is done he returns and asks if he can see what is behind the door. The monk replies ""I'm sorry I can't tell you. You're not a monk."" ""Your next task is to go to the meadow and count every blade of grass."" This time, with more patience he treks to the great field and begins his count. The wind being a huge obstacle for him, he counts the blades of grass for the next ten years. Upon his return he asks to see what is behind the door. ""I'm sorry I can't tell you, you are not yet a monk. You have but one more task."" The man is then sent to a forest, spreading over three acres. As he arrives he sees a ladder and a note which reads ""You know what you must do."" So he begins to count every leaf on every tree. His practice with the monks for the past years of his life have greatly improved his physique, his spirituality, and his intellect. With these traits he is able to climb up and down this ladder and count every leaf with ease. For the next fifteen years he calmly and happily counts, by this time forgetting all about the door. The youngest monk before he, now the Elder Monk, is the last of his predecessors to still be alive when he returns from his journey. The Elder monk immediately hands him a key ring and says, ""You have proven yourself worthy. When i die you will become the Elder Monk. Here are the keys required to open the inner sanctum. You may find the first door in the room you layed in on your first say with us."" The memory of the beautiful noise, and the sight of the key to open in made him break down and begin to cry right then and there. He goes to the door, and examines the keyes on the ring. There is a plain metal key, a stone, a very large key, and a Crystal shard. The first door in front of him seems to be a fairly modern door, so he opens it with the plain metal key. After walking down the hall and down the stairs he comes across a stone wall which seems to be a dead end. As he begins to lose hope, he sees a small gap in the stone wall. He pulls out his key ring and places the stone into the wall. The wall decends into the floor, revealing a path ahead of him. The path is a mile long and direct, no turns, no lights, and no stairs. As he progresses through the straight pitch black corridor, he begins to see a light. As he gets closer he sees that he is going into a cave, a very large cave. The cave is filled with colorful crystals and marvelous stones. There is a small hole above him which seems to small for any animal to fit through. After about ten minutes wandering through the cave he hears a faint ringing. The hole above him is shining light through various crystals, causing them to vibrate and ring. The refractions of the light end up pointing to a crystal cluster that seems to have a missing crystal. He places the Crystal from his pocket into the cluser, and all the crystals in the cave disintegrate. He is immediately filled with sorrow. He believes he just destroyed the source of the beautiful noise he worked so hard to behold. As the tears fall, he lifts his head remembering that he has one more key. He looks around to find that a very large door, previously hidden by the crystals, had been exposed. So he takes the final key from his pocket and opens the door. The second the door flies open, he sees the most amazing wonder he has ever seen in his entire life. It beats the beautiful views he has seen during his time as a monk. It overpowers every beautiful song he had ever heard. Upon seeing this treasure he realises that his life is now complete and understands what it is to not fear death, as he can now die happily. Would you like to know what he saw? I'm sorry I can't tell you, you're not a monk.