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The art of not arguing

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The art of not arguing
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In one mountain village there lived a man known for never arguing with anyone. And then a correspondent came to him to write about him in the Guinness Book of Records. And the following conversation took place between them:

- Tell me, is it true that you have lived for more than 90 years and never argued with anyone?

- Yes, it's true.

- Well, not with anyone at all, not with anyone?

- Not with anyone at all, not with anyone!

- And what, even with your own wife?

- Even with my wife.

- Even with your children?

- Even with children.

- And what, in 90 years, not a single time?

- Not once.

- Never, never with anyone, with anyone? — the correspondent continued, already heating up.

“Well, yes,” the old man answered calmly.

Correspondent (blushing and irritated):

“It cannot be that you have never argued with anyone in your entire life!”

“I argued, I argued, I argued...” the old man answered conciliatoryly.

Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru

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