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An old man was dying. One by one his relatives visited him. Even relatives and friends he hadn't seen for years 1 him to say farewell. They all2their deep love for him. 3 each came to him, the old man held each person by their 4 and spoke to each. To one he said, “Yes, I love you.” To 5 he said, “I go without any ill will.” To a third one he said, “Peace be with you.”
And so to each person he said such 6 words. Then the old man7Nasrudin (a wise man in the Middle East). When Nasrudin came in, he stood on one side, 8 everyone and listened to what they said and what the dying man said to them. After a while, Nasrudin 9 his hands in the air, and when everyone 10 to hear him, Nasrudin said , “Fools! Why didn't you visit him in his good 11? You didn't love him when he was healthy, but you love him when he is dying!”
After that, Nasrudin turned to the 12 man and shouted, “Fool! Why didn't you live with such nice feelings all the days when you were13 and fully alive?” With that, Nasrudin left the 14. The old man 15 and said, “At last I’ve heard the 16 . It is a blessing to 17 having heard the truth.” The old man died 18 .
What about the others? They returned to their 19 business of life and continued as they always had been. And Nasrudin? When he returned to his 20 just outside the old man's house, the donkey made a long high sound, “Hee-haw! Hee-haw!” Nasrudin said, “Yes, I know... You're right... Live well; die well...”
