Once upon a time, there was a big king, powerful and immensely rich but also very unhappy. This sad king had a very happy servant. The servant was bubbly, smiley, and he was always singing happily. The king became impatient with his happiness and asked him, "Why are you always so happy?"
"Well, you treat me right. I make ends meet enough to feed my family and myself, even a little bit more. I have a beautiful wife and healthy kids. Why shouldn't I be happy? I'm just happy."
Of course, the king was not satisfied with his answer and called the wise man from his kingdom to help him solve the mystery. The wise consultant said, "It's because he is outside the circle of 99 while you're inside."
"What are you talking about? What is the circle of 99?" the puzzled king asked.
"Are you willing to lose some golden coins to find out?" the wise man suggested, to which the king answered positively.
"Prepare for tomorrow a sack with 99 golden coins, and at night we will go to the servant's house," said the wise man.
When it was night, the wise man and the king went secretly to the servant's house. Knocking on the door, they left the sack with the coins and a note that said, "This money is yours. It's your prize for being such a good man. Enjoy!"
When the servant found the sack, he couldn't believe his eyes. He was over the moon. He was laughing, singing, and thanking God for his good fortune. He then started counting the money by making piles of 10 coins until he realized a pile had only 9 coins. There were 99 golden coins.
"There is one missing; there should be 100," he thought. He searched all around the house for hours but couldn't find anything. He was sure that someone took his one coin, and he started swearing and cursing. He began to think about how he could gain one golden coin. He thought, "With 100 coins, I can say that I'm rich. I will not have to work. I will be important and respected in the kingdom."
He did some calculations and realized that he needed 10 years to earn one more golden coin. "10 years, that's too much," he thought. "Perhaps my wife can help me by selling in the market on weekends. Even depriving from certain things, perhaps in 4 or 5 years, I will make it."
He got a second job, was eating only a piece of bread every day, and stopped burning wood to keep warm, so he was sleeping in a cold room every night with hardly anything to wear and starving.
In a few days, the tired and haggard servant was serving the king when the latter asked, "What's wrong, servant? Why are you not smiling and singing like before?"
"Sir, I do my duty as I should. You pay me to do my job. I don't need to give you explanations for my behavior or frame of mind," the upset servant replied.
The king laid off the servant for being insolent and understood perfectly this was how he entered the circle of 99. He stopped being happy.
99 coins are the 100% of our treasure. Nothing is missing; no one stole anything. 100 is not as round as 99 is. It's just a trap, a carrot they swing in front of us, to make us stupid enough to keep moving tired, unhappy, and compromised. A trap so that we never stop to push so that everything remains the same. Things can change only if we become able to enjoy our treasures as they are.
Thanks to: Mr. Jorge Bucay
"Well, you treat me right. I make ends meet enough to feed my family and myself, even a little bit more. I have a beautiful wife and healthy kids. Why shouldn't I be happy? I'm just happy."
Of course, the king was not satisfied with his answer and called the wise man from his kingdom to help him solve the mystery. The wise consultant said, "It's because he is outside the circle of 99 while you're inside."
"What are you talking about? What is the circle of 99?" the puzzled king asked.
"Are you willing to lose some golden coins to find out?" the wise man suggested, to which the king answered positively.
"Prepare for tomorrow a sack with 99 golden coins, and at night we will go to the servant's house," said the wise man.
When it was night, the wise man and the king went secretly to the servant's house. Knocking on the door, they left the sack with the coins and a note that said, "This money is yours. It's your prize for being such a good man. Enjoy!"
When the servant found the sack, he couldn't believe his eyes. He was over the moon. He was laughing, singing, and thanking God for his good fortune. He then started counting the money by making piles of 10 coins until he realized a pile had only 9 coins. There were 99 golden coins.
"There is one missing; there should be 100," he thought. He searched all around the house for hours but couldn't find anything. He was sure that someone took his one coin, and he started swearing and cursing. He began to think about how he could gain one golden coin. He thought, "With 100 coins, I can say that I'm rich. I will not have to work. I will be important and respected in the kingdom."
He did some calculations and realized that he needed 10 years to earn one more golden coin. "10 years, that's too much," he thought. "Perhaps my wife can help me by selling in the market on weekends. Even depriving from certain things, perhaps in 4 or 5 years, I will make it."
He got a second job, was eating only a piece of bread every day, and stopped burning wood to keep warm, so he was sleeping in a cold room every night with hardly anything to wear and starving.
In a few days, the tired and haggard servant was serving the king when the latter asked, "What's wrong, servant? Why are you not smiling and singing like before?"
"Sir, I do my duty as I should. You pay me to do my job. I don't need to give you explanations for my behavior or frame of mind," the upset servant replied.
The king laid off the servant for being insolent and understood perfectly this was how he entered the circle of 99. He stopped being happy.
99 coins are the 100% of our treasure. Nothing is missing; no one stole anything. 100 is not as round as 99 is. It's just a trap, a carrot they swing in front of us, to make us stupid enough to keep moving tired, unhappy, and compromised. A trap so that we never stop to push so that everything remains the same. Things can change only if we become able to enjoy our treasures as they are.
Thanks to: Mr. Jorge Bucay