My Little Short Stories...

A monk wandered into a village and proposed to the villagers he wishes to set up a temple there. The Villagers urged him first to learn how to be a carpenter/construction-worker, so he can build the temple; then they deserted his half-built temple to join a much bigger temple which was built by the village masonair. A short while after that, they ditched the masonair's temple to follow the village Mama-San who put out a ton of gold to hire people to build her the biggest temple they ever saw.

The monk still keeps himself busy with his little shack of a temple everyday, cleaning and zenning.