Bismillah [hidayahnet] A KING BUILT A PALACE

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From: Soul Power <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 23:48:15 -0700 (PDT)
 



 
A KING BUILT A PALACE
 
 A king built a palace, which cost him a hundred thousand dollars. Outside it was adorned with gilded rowers and cupolas, and the furniture and carpets made the interior a paradise. When it was finished he invited men from every country to visit him. They came and presented gifts, and he made them all sit down with him. Then he asked them: ‘Tell me what you think of my palace. Has anything been forgotten which mars its beauty? They all protested that never had there been such a palace on earth and never would its like be seen again. All, that is, except one, a Sage, who stood up and said: Sire, there is one small crevice, which to me seems a blemish. Were it not for this blemish, paradise itself would bring gifts to you from the invisible world.
 
 ‘I don’t see this blemish, said the king angrily. ‘You are an ignorant person and you only wish to make yourself important.’ ‘No, proud King, ‘replied the Sage. ‘This chink of which I speak is that through which Azrael, the angel of death, will come. Would to God you could stop it up, for otherwise, what use is your gorgeous palace, your crown and your throne? When death comes they will be as a handful of dust. Nothing lasts, and it is this, which spoils the beauty of your dwelling. No art can make stable that which is unstable. Ah, do not put your hopes of happiness upon a palace! Do not let the courser of your pride caracole. If no one dares speak plainly to the king and remind him of his faults, that is a great
 misfortune.
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