“I’ll ask you a question. Suppose there’s a hunk of lead weighing one kilogram and a hunk of gold weighing one kilogram. If you were to ask people to take one of them, which one would they take?
It’s the same with your son deciding to ordain for life. He sees that ordaining has more value. He sees the whole world as a hunk of lead with no value. That’s why he doesn’t want it. It’s the same as your wanting the kilogram of gold and not the kilogram of lead. Why? Because the lead has less value—or no value at all. That’s why you decide to take the gold.”