A blind man was begging on the road to Mecca, when a pious Moslem came over and asked whether the people were giving generously – as the Koran commands. The man showed him his little tin, which was almost empty. The traveler said, "Let me write something on the card around your neck."
Hours later, the traveler returned. The beggar was surprised, for he had received a large amount of money.
"What did you write on the card?" he asked.
"All I wrote was: Today is a beautiful spring day, the sun is shining, and I am blind."
Based on a story by Khalil Gibran
