Once upon a time, a nobleman built a grand house. On the front gate of the house, he wrote, “This house is to be given to the first man who can prove that he is contented.”
One day a stranger knocked at the gate and desired to speak to the noble man about the house. The noble man met the stranger and wanted to know his desire. The stranger then said that he had come to claim the house because he was contented. The noble man asked him how he could prove that he was contented. The stranger said that actually it was his nature to be contented whenever he found anything in accordance to his expectation.
The noble man then said to him, “Do you know who a contented man is? The man who is happy with whatever he has and does not want more then that is contented man. Now, think yourself what you are.”
The noble man then said to him, “Do you know who a contented man is? The man who is happy with whatever he has and does not want more then that is contented man. Now, think yourself what you are.”
Hearing this, the stranger left the hurriedly, bowing his head.
The end