Spring- Summer- Fall- Winter And Spring -

Watching the transition of , Fall is the turning point where the plot darkens. The leaves do not just die; they perform a final, spectacular act. They turn crimson, orange, and gold before drifting to the ground. It is a funeral and a festival rolled into one.

Now a teenager, the monk experiences sexual awakening and the poison of lust when a young woman arrives at the monastery for healing. Fall (Adulthood/Remorse): Spring- Summer- Fall- Winter and Spring

Winter forces us inward. When we cannot go outside to work the land, we must work on ourselves. It is the darkness before the dawn. Watching the transition of , Fall is the