Between these two groups of individuals there exists a social exchange, where not only a sharing of food, but also a sharing of thoughts is evident. The couple seems to be free in life, but in reality they place restrictions not only on themselves but also on other people. Fangfang asks if the boy is the man's son, and then continues: "And your wife?" Within this conversation a projection of how things should be is happening, supporting the image of a perfect world with relationships between father and son, husband and wife. The man and boy show that even though their lives aren't perfect, this young couple might think they have enough love to be happily ever after. The little boy with the cage with grasshoppers symbolizes the Chinese people, who are closed in their own thoughts and who have no idea how they live in the world. When the man gets up and leaves the conversation they were having, life intervenes and suddenly the control they were trying to have is taken away, and “We felt the cold of the mountain air.” (p15) Their perfect ideology of what is perfect, gets a concept of reality upon it and changes the entire illusion they live in, as life begins to breathe upon them. The Temple of Perfect Benevolence connects history to ancient China, helping us see the influence of past generations, and a long time