117. The Proper Way to Beg
A beggar approached Nasruddin on the street.
“Please, kind sir,” he said, “could you possibly give me a coin or two?”
Nasruddin was indignant. “It’s not at all proper for a rich man such as myself to give a beggar such a paltry sum.”
The beggar bowed apologetically. “Please, kind sir, forgive my mistake,” he said. “Could you possibly give me a hundred coins?”
Nasruddin became even more indignant. “It’s not at all proper for a beggar like yourself to ask a complete stranger to give him a hundred coins!” he exclaimed.
And with that, Nasruddin continued on his way.
This Tale is from “Tiny Tales of Nasruddin” by Laura Gibbs. The book is licensed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. © 2019-202The2 Laura Gibbs
I went to the Fe Skillet for breakfast yesterday and got a so-so omelet with some very good home fries. I’ll go back and see if the cook/owner can make me some Huevos a la Mexicana next time. Then on the way back to the Park I stopped at Dollar General and picked up a couple things that were on my list but they have only very few things that I want. I may not have to go to Benson or Willcox more than once a month but I will have to go and may do without for part of the month. Produce is what is most lacking here locally, even worse than in Reserve, NM.
The ‘space’ where I am now parked has water and electric but no sewer. I thought I could use the one space that is vacent for a few days to dump but my hose connection does not fit. Went to the ‘mainatnce’ guys site and used his hose to dump. I may have to do this every time until a space opens up and I find out what I need to do to get my hose to fit the sewer opening.
It is the classic fallacy of our time that a moron run through a university and decorated with a Ph.D. will thereby cease to be a moron. — H.L. Mencken