Never forget who you are – Very nice inspirational story Latiff was the poorest beggar of the village. Every night he slept in the hall of a different house, in front of the town square. Every day he had a short rest under a different tree, with a widespread hand and a far away look in his thoughts. Every evening he would eat the alms or the crusts that some charitable person brought over to him. Without embargo, in spite of his aspect and the way his days happened, Latiff was considered by all to be the wisest man of town, perhaps not so much because of his intelligence, but by what he had lived. One sunny morning the king appeared in the square, surrounded by his guards, walking between the fruits and trinkets looking for nothing. Laughing at the merchants and at the buyers, the king and his entourage almost stumbled over Latiff, who was dozing in the shade of a holm oak. Someone told the king that he was in front of the poorest of his subdits, but also in front of one of the most respected men because of his knowledge. The king, entertained, approached the beggar and said to him, “If you answer my question, I will give you this...
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 05:46:06 +0000
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