Undoubtedly, any stability would be impossible if the impulse to change were not repeatedly curbed by what can sometimes be called prudence, sometimes fear, sometimes lack of reflection. To the mind, however, none of this matters: the impulse repeats itself, daydreams follow it thousands of times, and thousands of times they end in anything but action. Buddhism is well aware of the futility and irrationality of these daydreams and this uncontrollable movement. However, the impulse that repeats itself identically, the longing that does not fade and intensifies over time, must mean something. Let it appear and go away as naturally as it came… Very well, very well. Sometimes, however, the experience raises a question; and this, sooner or later, must be answered.