One man came to the Master and began to beg for help:
- I'm desperate. I'll go crazy. We all live in one room: children, wife, relatives. Our nerves are on edge, everyone is screaming and yelling at each other. Not a house, but an underworld!
- Do you promise to do everything as I tell you? - the Master asked after thinking.
“I swear I will do whatever it takes.”
- Great. How many animals do you have?
— A cow, a goat and six chickens.
- Take them all to your room. And in a week you will come.
The student was horrified. But he must keep his oath! He took the animals to his room.
A week later, the student came to the Master: it was a pity to look at him.
- I can't do it anymore. Dirt! Stench! Noise! We're all on the verge of madness!
“Go home,” the Master told him, “and put the animals back.”
The man ran all the way home.
The next day he came to the Master again: his eyes shone with joy.
- How good life is! There are no animals. Silence, cleanliness, space! Not a home, but a paradise!
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru