A young man asked the wiseman, "Should I get a wife of flesh or of stone?"
"Stone," replied the old man.
"Because she has the firey passion of the mountain?"
"Ay, she will have such a passion, but that is not the reason."
"Is it because she will be strong enough to stand beside me in battle?"
"Ay, she will be strong in that way, but that is not the reason."
"Is it because her beauty will last as long as the mountains?"
"Ay, her beauty will last as long as the mountains, but that is not the reason."
"Then tell me what is the reason, old man."
"The reason is because she will stay by your side until death and beyond."