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There is a different time scale

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(idea) by Trip Technician (1.3 wk) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Sat Sep 08 2001 at 17:45:50

(sufi,Nasrudin Stories)

There is a different time scale

Nasrudin went to a Turkish bath. As he was poorly dressed the attendants treated him in a casual manner, gave him only a scrap of soap and an old towel.

When he left, Nasrudin gave the two men a gold coin each. he had not complained, and they could not understand it. Could it be, they wondered, that if he had been better treated he would have given an even larger tip ?

The following week the Mullah appeared again. This time, of course, he was looked after like a king. After being massaged, perfumed and treated with the utmost deference, he left the bath, handing each of the attendants the smallest possible copper coin.
"This", said Nasrudin, "is for last time. The gold coins were for this time."


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