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Commitment for Life
According to our tour guide in Myanmar, to become a pure monk you have to go to the temple, aged 5, and commit your entire life to becoming a monk.
I just found that... sad. Being 5 years old, you can't make decisions - so it's your parents who make the actual decision. I saw several of these kids wandering around the streets in Yangon and Bagan - all of whom don't look that much happier than this kid here.
Commitment for Life
According to our tour guide in Myanmar, to become a pure monk you have to go to the temple, aged 5, and commit your entire life to becoming a monk.
I just found that... sad. Being 5 years old, you can't make decisions - so it's your parents who make the actual decision. I saw several of these kids wandering around the streets in Yangon and Bagan - all of whom don't look that much happier than this kid here.