Once upon a time a faraway kingdom ruled by a sad ruler, he himself did not understand the reasons for his melancholy, until one of his sages managed to help him see that everything was connected to the circle of ’99. a lesson the king would never forget.
It all began one morning when the king, amid his sadness, saw one of his servants enter, the humble man smiled and hummed a song with great enthusiasm, the king understood that this servant was always happy and curious. He was a happy servant and he, being king, could not rest?
- “True social progress is not about increasing needs.
- But about reducing them voluntarily.
- But for that.
- Do we have to be humble? -Mahatma Gandhi-.
He asked the man, “Why are you so happy?”The servant could not answer, “Why wouldn’t he feel?”He finally answered. I live in the palace, serving the most powerful being in the kingdom Do I have what I need?A comfortable home, a faithful wife, healthy children?I don’t see why I shouldn’t be happy with the life I have.
The king was angry. He didn’t believe a word of it. How could a man who only had a comfortable house be happy and much less food than his?The king threatened to behead man if he did not reveal the secret of his happiness. The servant apologized and apologised to the king. In fact, I had no other answer.
Finally, the king sent the servant. He could not tolerate that smile that did not disappear with anything, not even the death threat had bothered him much, when the humble man left, he immediately appealed to the sages of the palace, he needed to solve this riddle.
When the sages met, he ordered them to say why the servant was happy with this miserable life and he, on the other hand, could not help but be sad. One of the sages asked to speak and said, “It’s simple. Is the servant happy because he doesn’t know the circle of ’99 yet?The king was intrigued, what were they called in Circle 99?
The sage said it was unnecessary to explain in words the meaning of the circle of ’99. It was better for the king to verify it with his own eyes. It was only necessary to collect 99 pieces of pure gold. It would show you how a happy man would become an unhappy being as he entered the circle of ’99. The king accepted the test.
The king ordered the collection of 99 solid gold coins, the most precious in the kingdom; With the wise man, he put them in a bag and took them, secretly, to the servant’s house, and they left the bag at the door with a note: “It is a reward for being a faithful and dedicated servant. Have fun ?. Then they hid to see what was going to happen.
The footman suddenly came out and saw the bag and was surprised. He looked both ways and then entered the perplexed house; the king and his sage looked at him from the outside, reckless; the humble man took the coins and laid them on the table.
I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Then he began to tell his new fortune, made small piles of 10 pieces each, when he reached the last thought that something was wrong, this last battery did not have 10 pieces, I had 9.
The servant thought he dropped a coin. He looked everywhere for her, but he couldn’t find her. Then he said aloud, “Someone saw the bag and stole a coin. “It was stubborn and began to do the calculations: how long would it take a piece to finish a hundred?The man did several calculations.
It would take about five years to function normally. But what if you have an extra income, maybe I could reduce those five years to just two, what if you asked your wife to work harder too, is it possible that in just one year you can achieve your goal?
Since then, the servant has become very suspicious. He suspected everyone in the palace, thought anyone might have stolen the coin he thought his fortune was missing, he was also afraid they’d steal again.
He continued to make new plans to finish his hundred pieces. He had fallen into the trap of circle 99. The servant no longer thought about what he had, but what he lacked. The sage was absolutely right.