Mulla Nasruddin, entered a hall where he wanted to give a sermon. The hall was empty except for a young groom seated in the front row. The Mullah, pondering, whether to speak or not, finally said to the groom , “You are the only one here. Do you think I should speak or not?” The groom said to him: “Master, I am but a simple man and do not understand these things. But, if I came into the stables and saw that all the horses had run off and only one remained, then I would feed it nevertheless.”
The Mullah took this to heart and began to preach. He spoke for over two hours. After that, he felt elated and wanted his audience to confirm how great his sermon had been. He asked, “ How did you like my sermon?” The groom answered, “I told you already that I am a simple man and do not understand these things very well. However, if I came into the stables and found all the horses gone except one I would feed it, but wouldn’t give it the whole fodder I had.”
The Mullah took this to heart and began to preach. He spoke for over two hours. After that, he felt elated and wanted his audience to confirm how great his sermon had been. He asked, “ How did you like my sermon?” The groom answered, “I told you already that I am a simple man and do not understand these things very well. However, if I came into the stables and found all the horses gone except one I would feed it, but wouldn’t give it the whole fodder I had.”
