A girl came to stay at the Abode of Still Thoughts for a few days because she wanted to learn the Buddha's teachings. Several days later, her mother came and angrily demanded that her daughter go home with her, for fear that she might shave her head and become a nun. But the girl adamantly refused. Finally, Master Cheng Yen came out to reconcile the two. "You should go home with your mother now," she said to the girl. "You can always come again sometime." The girl then reluctantly went home with her mother. The Master watched them as they left and said to the people around her, "Just see how blessed all of you are!"