Accustomed to Poorness

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Published on: June 5, 2011

Accustomed to Poorness

“I must ask you this, Nasruddin,” said Nasruddin’s neighbor Aslan, “I have spent a vast inheritance, and I’m afraid that I will have to become a beggar on the streets. What can I do to save myself from such misery and suffering?”

“Oh, is that all you’re concerned about?” Nasruddin replied reassuringly. “Not a problem. Soon you won’t have to worry about poorness.”

“What are you saying — that I will recover my fortune?” asked the desperate man.

“Not exactly,” said Nasruddin, “but soon enough, you’ll get used to being poor.”

Excerpted from The Uncommon Sense of the Immortal Mullah Nasruddin: Stories, Jests, and Donkey Tales of the Beloved Persian Folk Hero

Your Daily Nasruddin

Nasruddin, who is often depicted as being close to indigence, would know from experience when he speaks about poorness. Rather than offer a practical financial solution to Aslan, who has squandered his inheritance, he suggests that it is much easier to become accustomed to being poor than to solve one’s fiscal difficulties. His advice is intended as a great consolation, although it not the best way out of the poorhouse.

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