One day Nasreddin was walking along a deserted road and suddenly saw armed warriors on horses approaching him. Nasreddin’s imagination immediately took over, and he already saw himself tied up, beaten, chained to a horse and dragged by soldiers along a deserted road.
Not wanting to tempt fate, Nasreddin rushed off the road to the side to hide, but slipped, rolled into a dirty ditch and hit his head painfully. When he woke up, he saw that dismounted soldiers surrounded him, and one of them asked:
-What are you doing here in the ditch? Can anyone help?
Nasreddin scratched his bruised head:
— If a question arises, this does not mean that there is a direct answer to it. It all depends on your worldview. But if you insist on an answer, then let's say this: I am here because of you, and you are here because of me.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru