Chapter 92
An old man who had traveled a long way with a huge bundle of sticks became so weary that he threw his bundle down on the ground and called upon death to deliver him from his most miserable existence. Death came straight to his side and asked him what he wanted.
“Please, good sir,” he said, “do me a favor and help me lift my burden again.”
Life is dear. It is one thing to wish for death, and quite another to relent.
