He notices, however, that all of the
monks are copying from copies, not
from the original manuscript. So,
the new monk goes to the head abbot
to question this, pointing out that
if someone made even a small error
in the first copy, it would never be
picked up! In fact, that error
would be continued in all of the
subsequent copies.
The head monk, says, "We have been
copying from the copies for
centuries, but you make a good
point, my son." He goes down into
the dark caves underneath the
monastery where the original
manuscripts are held as archives in
a locked vault that hasn't been
opened for hundreds of years. Hours
go by and nobody sees the old abbot.
So, the young monk gets worried and
goes down to look for him. He sees
him banging his head against the
wall and wailing,
"We missed the "R",
we missed the "R"
!"
His forehead is all bloody and
bruised and he is crying
uncontrollably.
The young monk asks the old abbot,
"What's wrong, father?"
With A choking voice, the old abbot
replies, "The word was CELEBRATE."