It's a bit rough, maybe, but this old Buddhist story helped me: The family had finished the new house and went to the monk to get a scroll to sanctify the hear

It's a bit rough, maybe, but this old Buddhist story helped me: The family had finished the new house and went to the monk to get a scroll to sanctify the hearth. The monk worked for some time, and then called the family to see the scroll he had written. It said: Grandfather dies Father dies Son dies Grandson dies The family were taken aback, and asked the monk to try again. He called them back the next day and said, "I tried every combination of the verses, and this is the best order."