The kingdom of this world

An old hermit was once invited to visit the court of the most powerful king of those times.

- I envy such a saintly man, who is content with so little – said the ruler.

- I envy Your Majesty, who is content with even less that I – responded the hermit.

- How can you say such a thing, if this entire country belongs to me? – said the offended king.

- For precisely that reason. I have the music of the celestial spheres, I have the rivers and mountains of the whole world, I have the moon and the sun, because I have God in my soul. Your Majesty, on the other hand, has only this kingdom.

Cada persona, en su existencia, puede tener dos actitudes: construir o plantar. Los constructores un día terminan aquéllo que estaban haciendo y entonces les invade el tedio. Los que plantan a veces sufren con las tempestades y las estaciones, pero el jardín jamás para de crecer