These fables characterize many of these values and ideas that the Buddha might have felt or described. After becoming disenchanted with the empty pleasures and goals of his life, he left his family and began to teach about truth (dharma). After 40 years of his life, he then returned to his palace at Kapilavastu. The fables, which are about the Buddha's return trip back home, are about the messages of tolerance, patience, and love that will benefit everyone.