| Once upon a time (or only
yesterday) in a small poor village lived a poor man. One day he
came to the Rabbi (the wise man/religious leader of the community) and
said to him. “Rabbi, life is so miserable. I have a wife and
fourteen children. We all share one room in a poor shack.
There is almost no food. Everything is bad, please help me.”
The Rabbi thought for a moment and then
told the Poor Man “Take your dog and bring him home to live with you.”
The Poor Man is surprised, but what the Rabbi say Poor Man do.
A week later the Poor Man comes back to
the Rabbi in tears. “Rabbi, life is worse now. We can’t live
like that any more, please help.”
Rabbi thinks a moment and then tells the Poor Man “Take your ten chicken
home to live with you.” - Rabbi say Poor Man do.
A week later the Poor Man comes back to
the Rabbi crying. “Rabbi, life is horrible now. We cannot
sleep or eat any more, please help.”
Rabbi thinks a moment and then tells the Poor Man “Take your goat home
to live with you.” - Rabbi say Poor Man do.
A week later the Poor Man comes back to
the Rabbi looking like a ghost. “Rabbi, there is no life anymore.
We are dying, please help.”
Rabbi thinks a moment and then tells the Poor Man “Kick the goat out.”
- Rabbi say Poor Man do.
The next day the Poor Man rushes back to
the Rabbi, all smiles and happiness. “Rabbi, thank you so much,
you saved our lives. Life is so much better now.”
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