Monks (and nuns) tend not to retire–they just get lighter workloads … which means we still contribute to the community. We are the true (Spiritual) Communists: “From each according to ability; to each according to need.” And it works (more or less) because we have bigger things to focus on than who has the most toys.
Monks (and nuns) tend not to retire–they just get lighter workloads … which means we still contribute to the community. We are the true (Spiritual) Communists: “From each according to ability; to each according to need.” And it works (more or less) because we have bigger things to focus on than who has the most toys.