Master Yu became sick but continued to have a positive outlook on life. He understood that this is not the end for him but the beginning of a new existence as another creature.
Later in the chapter, Master Lai became ill as well and as his family grew concerned of him. Master Li made it clear that Master Lai was not dying but he was also undergoing a process of change to transform into another creature because his life as a human has ended. Throughout the chapter, Kohn makes it known that the Creator is in control of all and to believe in man and man alone is foolery. Throughout the text, Kohn uses parables and analogies to show how life and death is more than what is being seen. To live life only as a human is simply not