“I’d visited Eihei-ji Temple a few years ago, and I think that influenced me. Meal preparation is the duty of a high-ranking Tenzo [monastery chef] there. Cooking and cleaning let us confront ourselves, and so, rather than trying to save time, I’m willing to put my heart into it...
Vittoria stands up and then takes a chain, ostensibly a necklace, and places it around her neck. She has again buttoned herself up and again sealed off her existence, this time forever.)Continuing their walk through the Eur, Piero then utters an explicit prediction, informing Vittoria that ...