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A perfect story...
ckclark@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (ckclark@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Tue Apr 2 20:55:43 1991
Taken from "Chop Wood, Carry Water" without permission from author.
Intimate Relationships
One afternoon, according to an old Sufi tale, Nasruddin and his friend
were sitting in a cafe, drinking tea, and talking about life and love.
"How come you never got married, Nasruddin?" asked his friend at one
point.
"Well," said Nasruddin, "to tell you the truth, I spent my youth
looking for the perfect woman. In Cairo, I met a beautiful,
intelligent woman with eyes like dark olives, but she was unkind. Then
in Baghdad, I met a woman who was a wonderful and generous soul, but we
had no interests in common. One woman after another would seem just
right, but there would always be something missing. Then one day, I
met her. She was beautiful, intelligent, generous and kind. We had
everything in common. In fact, she was perfect."
"Well," said Nasruddin's friend, "what happened? Why didn't you
marry her?"
Nasruddin sipped his tea reflectively. "Well," he replied, "it's a
sad thing. Seems she was looking for the perfect man."
