Maliq Al-Ghazali

God created the donkey and said to him:

"You will be a donkey. You will work untiringly from sunrise to sunset carrying burdens on your back. You will eat grass. You will have no intelligence and you will live 50 years"

The donkey answered:

"I will be a donkey, but to live 50 years is too much. Give me only 20 years"

God granted his wish…

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God created the dog and said to him:

"You will guard the house of man. You will be his best friend. You will eat the scraps that he gives you and you will live 30 years as a dog"

The dog answered:

"Sir, to live 30 years is too much. Give me only 15 years"

God granted his wish…

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God created the monkey and said to him:

"You will be a monkey. You will swing from branch to branch doing tricks. You will be amusing and you will live 20 years"

The monkey answered:

"Oh God, to live 20 years is too much, give me only 10 years, okay?"

God granted his wish…

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Finally, God created man and said to him:

"You will be a man, the only rational creature on earth. You will use your intelligence to become master over all animals. You will dominate the world and you will live 20 years"

Man responded:

"Sir, The Almighty, I will be a man but to live only 20 years is very short. Give me the 30 years that the donkey refused, the 15 years the dog did not want and the 10 years the monkey’s extra lives"

God granted man’s wish…

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Since then, man lives 20 years as a man…

And then marries and spend 30 years like a donkey, working hard and carrying all the burdens on his back…

When his children are grown, he lives 15 years like a dog, taking care of house and eating whatever is given to him…

He is old now, and he can retires. He lives 10 years like a monkey, going from house to house and from one son or daughter to another doing tricks to amuse his grandchildren…

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That’s life

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