One day Mullah Nasruddin was taking a walk in his village, when several of his neighbors approached him.
"Nasruddin
Hoja!" they said to him, "you are so wise and holy! Please take us as
your pupils to teach us how we should live our lives, and what we should
do!"
Nasruddin paused, then said "Alright; I will teach you the
first lesson right now. The most important thing is to take very good
care of your feet and sandals; you must keep them clean and neat at all
times."
The neighbors listened attentively until they glanced
down at his feet, which were in fact quite dirty and he was in old sandals
that seemed about to fall apart.
"But Nasruddin Hoja," said one
of them, "your feet are terribly dirty, and your sandals are a mess! How
do you expect us to follow your teachings if you don't carry them out
yourself?"
"Well," replied Nasruddin, "I don't go around asking people how I should live my life either, do I?"
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