Argumentative Essay: Is the old monk right to punish the young monk?

  I am going to write an argumentative essay about the video 'Spring Summer Fall Winter and Spring'.



       

   In the part 'Spring' in the video, the young monk harassed the fish, toad, and snake by winding their bodies up with the string that has rock in the end. When the old monk saw this, he did the same thing to the young monk. While young monk is sleeping, the old monk wind young monk's body with a rope and in the end of the rope, he winded up the big rock with the size of his head. Then is the old monk's punishment is right to young monk? Isn't this crucial for the young kid to do same thing as the fish, toad, and snake? In my opinion, more than confronting and scold to young monk, it is the right thing to do. That's because first, the young monk could feel the exact pain with the fish, toad, and snake and get a great affect. Also, the young monk is old enough and he need to know about the pain and understand others while he is harassing people and having fun with it.

   First, the young monk need to be punished as the same thing that he did to other animals because he could regret with more truly. He was first having fun with harassing the fish, toad and snake, even though he saw that they are moving hardly. He wouldn't understand the pain they are having. When he did not understand their pain while he was watching the animals having hard times, he will continuously do this. However, he knew that the fish, toad, and snake were having an arduous time with the rocks in the back of their bodies. He lastly cried in the end scene. He was also having an arduous time with the rock, but some of the animals that he harassed, the fish and snake are dead. He would be sorry for them. But when the old monk just scold him, he won't understand why he need to release them (he can feel sorry but not in his sincere. He would feel sympathy, not empathy). Experience firsthand is the best way to punish. 

  The young monk is old enough to be punished as same as the fish, toad, and snake. He is just living in the temple only with the old monk, so he didn't know how to understand others. He just thinks that old monk would understand him always. When he went to outside, he also would think that everyone in the society would understand him. Without any problem or worry he will live with the old monk while he is growing up. However, he is old enough and need to get taught about many things from the old monk. This is just the first step to help him learn many things while he grow up. First he need to know that he is not the only person who is living alone and learn how to understand others. When he is skilled by this, he could live well in the society by making a harmony.

  Sometimes, an advice could be a big help for the children. However, the advice sometimes could not be sent to the children with sincere or truly. Then, make children to experience firsthand could give a huge affect more than the advice, even it is crucial to the children.