They say that one morning,
when Diogenes was still drowsy in front
of a door where he had
spent the night, a wealthy landowner passed over
there.
- Good morning, said
the lord.
- Good
morning, said Diogenes.
- This was a
profitable week and I came here to give
you this purse with money. Diogenes looked at
him in silence and remained seated.
-Take them, it isn’t a
trap. They are mine and I am giving them to you. I
know that you need them more than me.
- Do you
have more? asked Diogenes.
- Of course I
have, answered the rich man. I have much more.
- And won’t you like to
have more than you have?
- Yes, of
course I would.
- Then take the
money. For you need them more than me.
An excerpt from the book of Jorje Bukay "Déjame que te cuente" ("Let me tell you”)
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