There lived a man. He was famous for his calmness and love for everything in the world. Any business he took on, he did great. Everyone respected him and often came for advice.
One day a neighbor came to him and envied him for everything. He was majestic and proud.
- I have everything in my life! - the neighbor said to the respected man. - I live in complete prosperity. But you are respected more in the city than me. Who do you think I look like?
The wise man smiled and said:
-You look like God.
The envious neighbor smiled contentedly. But he wanted to do something nasty to his friend, so he shouted:
- But you look like a piece of shit! I don’t understand why the whole city is dragging its feet to you!
The wise man did not answer anything, only smiled slightly.
This angered the neighbor even more. But he still asked:
“Why aren’t you offended by my words, because you called me God, and I called you shit.”
- What is there to be offended about here? - answered the wise man. “Whoever recognizes God in himself sees Him in other people. And the one who is full of crap sees everyone else as a pile of crap.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru