mullah

i remember this story of mullah

mullah takes long walks at night in the desert. he heard some repetitive noise coming from the ground. he traced the source to find a darbesh dug the sand to make himself a room for lying down and emitting this noise.

mullah: i am very scared and seeing ghost can i spend the night with you.
darvesh: well join me but be very quiet since i am doing my prayers before going to sleep

mullah went in the hole and lay beside him. after sometime mullah asked for water.
darvesh: here is a pitcher and gave the direction to where mullah could reach a well
mullah: i am very scared to go out. ghosts are out there to break my neck. i am thirsty my mouth and throat is dry!

darvesh very reluctantly got up to go and mullah called him back.
mullah: while you are away i am defenseless in this hole to be attacked by anyone. leave me with your dagger please. darvesh obliged. after a while the darvesh was back with water but mullah refused to let him in the hole.
mullah: how do i know you are the same darvesh and not the ghost in your disguise. stay away otherwise i shall pierce you with your dagger if you don't.

here is my moral to this story ~ with preparation to defend darvesh is prisoner and darvesh could not discover his self sufficiency unless forced! fear is permanent ~ there is nothing special about fear to deserve doing