After a long evening of teaching and dialogue with students, novices, and guests, Brother Weeps rose to go to his room to retire for the night. With his hand on the doorknob, he stopped, turned, and said:

                        Remember,
                        the sun is meant to shine,
                        the river to flow,
                        the bird to fly,
                        the fish to swim, but
                        the human person—the human person is meant to—

but just as he finished his sentence, he opened the door. And the door made a loud creak. Then it quietly closed behind him. As he went to his room, they could hear him humming. 

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