What a beautiful story, @stormlight24. That experience, told by the young man to the sage perfectly illustrates how one can develop a passion for a life pursuit, such as life-saving medicine or medical practice.

There are some beautiful lines, like this one:

It was getting dark outside, but the candles were not lit yet, so the shadows of the trees in the yard made monstrous shadows in the soft light of the moon.

I love how you set the scene for the story, and how the older man gestures to the younger one with his pipe. Details like that pull us into a story and make us feel as though we are a part of it.