The Wisdom of The Tortoise

"I know God is talking when the answer is simple."                           Albert Einstein

     There's a story about Confucius sitting by the stream one day when he was approached by the Imperial Guard. The men tried to persuade him to come to the palace and become a advisor to the emperor. Confucius said nothing, at first, then asked the guards about a rare tortoise, very old, which was rumored to live there. "Yes!", the men replied, "You can see it if you come with us." Confucius said nothing.

     When they asked Confusious for his answer he told them "The tortoise will tell you my answer". "How will we know?", the guards cried. "Ask him.", Confuscious replied calmly. "Ask him what?", the men proclaimed. To this the wise man responded " Ask him if he'd rather be there with you in the placace or here, on the riverbank, with me."
     The ego has such a way of complicating things. Be who you were born to be.