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A Parable... of Sorts

I read it in my childhood in some fairy tale book.

Once upon a time there lived a prince—who, despite having a kingdom and loyal subjects, and everything he wanted, just couldn’t find happiness. He sook an oracle, who prophesized to him that he’ll become happy when he dons the shirt of a happy man.

And so our prince began traveling around the world. He tried on shirts of kings and noblemen, wealthy bankers and traders, yet he found no success in his quest. With every shirt he tried, he felt no different from before.

Finally, on the road back, just as he was approaching his castle, he saw a peasant resting near his plowed field. The peasant seemed so blissful that the prince couldn’t help but to call him…

“You there! Are you happy?”
“Extremely so!”
“And you wouldn’t even exchange your fate for that of a king?”
“Never!”
“Please… sell me your shirt!”
“Shirt? I don’t have one.”

Posted 05:28, 20 September 2010 (UTC)
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