1 See, Nasrudin leads his followers through the streets and alleys through the markets and the houses of prayers; and see, Nasrudin shakes his head and *** and all his followers shake their heads and bums; see, Nasrudin sticks out his tongue and rolls his eyes and all his followers stick out theirs and roll their eyes and Nasrudin shouts: Hee hee ** ** ha! And all followers shout: Hee hee ** ** ha!
2 And the Visiting Intellectual asks Nasrudin: What are you doing leading these people like donkeys through the streets?
And Nasrudin replies: I am leading them, Sir to Heaven or Enlightenment as they will
And how, queries the Intellectual will you know they have reached Enlightenment or Heaven as they will?
Each day, Sir, says Nasrudin, *I look to see who is no longer following and such ones have reached Enlightenment or have gained Heaven, as each desires… and now Sir, if you don’t mind, I must go lead a few more hundred running round the coconut trees screaming: Hee hee ** ** ha!
for jp - who praised me for a previous poem on Nasrudin; his praise has got into my head and I just can't stop trying to be clever! Hee hee ** ** ha!