Once Khoja Nasreddin, ascending the pulpit in Akshehir to preach, said:
- Believers, do you know what I want to tell you?
They answered him:
- No, we don’t know.
Then the Khoja said:
- Since you don’t know, so why should I tell you.
With these words, he left the pulpit and went his way.
The next time he ascended the pulpit again and asked the same question, the community answered him:
- We know.
- Well, if you know, then I don’t need to talk.
So said the Hodja and left again. The community, amazed, decided, if Khoja ascended the pulpit again, to answer: “Some of us know, but others do not.”
Once again rising to the pulpit, Khoja, as usual, addressed the people with his question. They answered him:
“Some of us know, others don’t.”
Khoja, maintaining a serious face, exclaimed:
- Great! Let those of you who know then tell those who do not.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru