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The Abbot’s Job:
One day I went into the pilgrim’s restroom and found Father Athanasius on his hands and knees scrubbing out a toilet.
He was such a distinguished man with such an exalted position in the Holy Mountain hierarchy that I thought such work was beneath his dignity so I asked him if I couldn’t do the cleaning work for him.
“Absolutely not!” he said, “Are you trying to take my job away from me?!”
Tomasito, 2009
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1 comment:
I really like this story. He replied like a true Zen master. They are lucky to have him as the abbot.
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