About This Answer
A questioner believes human life is precious but does not really see it: if someone offered ten million dollars for each day of diligent practice, he would practise hard, yet the far greater value of human life fails to move him. How can he see it? Ajahn Dtun answers that while wisdom is weak and the mind is under the sway of defilements, one does not see the true benefit of practice. One must be patient, keep making effort and developing the spiritual perfections, and wisdom will eventually see it.
He then describes his own reflections when considering ordination. He asked himself whether he would take all the wealth in the world instead of ordaining, and the answer was no. The same with all the power a human could have. He also imagined a lay life with any partner of his choosing, even a thousand, and knew in his heart that was not what he wanted. He closes wryly, leaving open whether this shows little wisdom or plain stupidity.