It's a hot day, an unbearably hot day. You decide that the only thing that can cure the heat is something cool. You want something cold. You want ice cream. You see an ice cream stand and reach into your pocket for your wallet. The corners of your mouth tug upwards at the feel of the cold metal against your hand, only for the smile to suddenly disappear from your face as you look down at the contents of your wallet. There is no money; there is only a slight amount of fluff and a gift card for a massage. You don't want a massage. You want ice cream. You are suffering now because you can't afford to eat ice cream. You suffer because you want to be cold, but you can't afford something that would make you cold. The second noble truth of Buddhism is that all suffering is caused by desire. This truth – along with the knowledge that the only cure for suffering is the cessation of desire – is demonstrated in spring, in summer, in autumn, in winter… and in spring when the young boy returns as a man to the old monk. The boy's first response when the monk asks him what ails him is that his own sin was losing...