Monks past their prime

Re: “Monks’ health at heart of new proposal”, ( BP, May 12).

It is interesting to read that there is a sudden concern for the health of monks in Thailand. It is also interesting that proposals to improve monks’ health will be submitted to the Supreme Patriarch.

I doubt if that revered monk has gone without a hardy meal in decades. I also doubt that he is really aware of present conditions in today’s monkhood. The patriarch and members of the Sangha Council are way past their prime, most doddering, living out their lives in luxury and comfort.

DAVID JAMES WONG