The scene is a monastery where every seven years a monk is selected to pass an opinion of life within the community.
At one of the seven year meetings, the Abbot calls upon Brother Albert to say what he feels, and the privileged monk asks: “Why is our soup always cold?”
Seven years later Brother John is invited to speak, and he says: “The soup is not always cold but is sometimes hot.”
Another seven years pass and this time Brother Richard is called upon. He says: “I want to resign the Order”
When asked why he contends: “I’m sick and tired of this constant bickering.”