Mulla Nasrudin fell from the scaffold and dropped three floors. Other workers rushed to the spot and one of them asked him,”Are you hurt by the fall?”
“It wasn’t the fall that hurt me,” Mulla groaned. “It was the sudden stop.”
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😀 And I don’t like sudden stops unless to my advantage.
BHB, you are very unlikely to fall like that anyway.
Have you ever watched George Carlin, the comedian? He said something, once, about not understanding the appeal of non-stop flights. He wanted his flights to stop. Preferably at his destination.
Holly Jahangiri recently posted..Hamilton Pool
I loved George Carlin.
If only my son would allow me to, I would like to do one free fall and stop sensibly unlike MN.
“If [your] son would allow you to”?? You are SCARING me, Ramana. I have two kids. What is this, like, their revenge for BEING kids? For all the things you didn’t “allow” them to do when they were 10??
Holly Jahangiri recently posted..Hamilton Pool
Old joke but still
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Shackman, the story is not used as a joke in moral classes!
it would be so cool to retain that kind of wit at the bottom of a fall!
and i too love george carlin.
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Yes, that is certainly one lesson one could gather from that story. There are more.
It reminds me of the fellow who jumped off the Empire State Building. As He passed the 8th floor someone asked how it was going. “It’s just fine so far!” he happily answered.
Cheerful Monk recently posted..Lawyers
Attitude! And in altitude too!!
Mullah N story is story of modern self introspection … It is close to non existent as most people are living through Indriyas (sense organs) which in engineering terms is a poor instrumentation device for understanding Deeper Truths which can give us lasting joy and bliss.
It was an exhillarating experience discussing it with you over the phone. Thank you.
crazy!
That is another way of looking at the substance of the story.
Oh my…
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Indeed, oh yours!