Again and again can it be seen, last time
here , one of many, that especially the modern world afflicted Sanghas, pulling the holly life into modern standards, obiviously act on non-dhamma agreement.
Considering that those reports, aside of the many written "terms of use" here and there, are not necessarily based on missunderstandings, it has to been asked: "Is it true that you make community agreed limitations in regard of old age, set time and waiting lines...?
Venerable Sir's, how ever you may try to paint a picture of perfection for the sake of becoming and implementing your particular ideas, it's not for the sake of increasing faith in the faithless, ...
Acting in such ways, not only that it is not to underestimate kamma such an actor produces and an offense, it is of much harm, not only for the actor and the questioner, but also for many and out of this for the Sangha at all.
It would be good when the Venerables, especially of the most tradeful branches Ajahn Chah,
Na-Uyana Aranya and Wat Metta (
Dhammatalks ) quickly deeply remember of what has been given by the Buddha and what are the many reasonings for discriminations similar like those you would be very annoyed at tell it foolish preoccupation.
How can you be dear to reject a person, 40, 50, even if 90, saying you are to old? Because improper lifelihood, living in improper dependency, requires certain regulations to work? Or what is a reasonable argument here? My person can hardly assume that you resits on very limits and a sick monk would cause starving for the whole community. Probably loosing resources now used for entertaining crowd of lay people for fellows might be unpleasing...
It's simply shamefull this "young, strong and healthy"-strategy for the sake of becomming, annoying for everybody in Dhamma.