Once there lived a king of great strength and wealth. Yet he was not happy. He told his servants to find him things to make him happy, but each came back saying, “Nothing in the world can match the wonderful things you have already.” Then in that land, there lived a poor man with a patch over one eye and a crutch to help him walk.
Although he had little, he was always happy. When the king header of this, he asked the man to teach him his secret.
“I was never push,” the man replied, “and I never rush. Most of all, I never with too much.” Then he smiled and was gone.
If you make a man happy, do no add to his possession but subtract from his desire.
– Seneca
