This is the second legend from the Ode article, "Legends of the Desert".
Click here to see the first one.
A man knocked at his friend's door to ask him a favor: "I want you to lend me 4,000 dinars because I have a debt to pay. Can you do that for me?"
The friend asked his wife to gather together everything they had of value, but even so it was not enough. They had to go out and borrow money from the neighbors until they managed to get the full amount. When the man left, the woman noticed her husband was crying. "Why are you sad? Now that we've got ourselves in debt with our neighbors, are you afraid we won't be able to repay them?" she asked gently.
"Nothing of the sort," he said, "I'm crying because he is someone I like so much, but even so I had no idea he was in need. I only remembered him when he had to knock on my door to ask me for a loan."
Sometimes having someone knock on our door opens up vistas unknown.
ReplyDeleteHey Nick,
ReplyDeleteYou are right. And I think that it only happens if we open our heart while opening the door.
I love the little twist in wisdom tales such as this. The twist that helps us look at life with fresh eyes.
ReplyDeleteSan,
ReplyDeleteYes! This man saw the world so differently from me and I feel sad that I don't have that kind of kindness and compassion.