Arabs and Jews

selected by Paulo Coelho



What will they say of you?

As a boy, Abin-Alsar overheard a conversation between his father and a dervish.

"Careful with your work", said the dervish. "Think of what future generations will say about you."

"So what?", replied his father, "When I die, everything shall end, and it will not matter what they say."

Abin-Alsar never forgot that conversation. His whole life, he made an effort to do good, to help people and go about his work with...