posted August 29, 2012 09:46 AM
‘One day Nasrudin was sitting at court. The King was complaining that his subjects were untruthful. ‘Majesty,” said Nasrudin, “there is truth and truth. People must practice real truth before they can use relative truth. But they always try the other way around. The result is that they take liberties with their man-made truth, because they know instinctively that it is only an invention.”The King thought this was too complicated. “A thing must be true or false. I will make people tell the truth, and by this practice, they will establish the habit of being truthful."
When the city gates were opened the next morning, a gallows had been erected in front of them, presided over by the captain of the royal guard. A herald announced, ‘Whoever would enter the city must first answer the truth to a question which will be put to him by the captain of the guard.”
Nasrudin … stepped forward first.
The captain spoke: “ …Why have you come here? Tell the truth – the alternative is death by hanging.”
“I … have come here,” said Nasrudin, “to be hanged on those gallows.”
“I don’t believe you,” said the captain.
“Very well said Nasrudin, if I have told a lie, hang me!”
‘But that would make it the truth,” argued the captain.
“Exactly,” said Nasrudin, “your truth.”
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