The Story About Abunawas the Wiseman

Majesty the King of Harun Al Rashid looked glum. All ministers who could find no answer to two questions Majesty. Even the

royal advisers had felt unable to give a satisfactory explanation Majesty. And the king himself would like to know the real answer.

Perhaps because of very curious, Sire advisers suggested that Abu Nawas are solving two puzzles that confuse it. Not so long confronted Abu Nawas. Majesty said that lately he could not sleep being disturbed by the curiosity uncovers two secrets of nature.

"The noble lord, the actual secrets of nature Which my lord mean?" Said Abu Nawas want to know.

"I call you to find the answer to the riddle of the two who had been teasing my mind." Said the king.

"May servants find out the second puzzle master servant, O my lord."
"First, where is the actual limit of the universe God created us?" Asked the king.

"In my mind, my noble lord." Abu Nawas answered without the slightest feeling of doubt, "the noble lord," continued Abu Nawas' infinity exists because of the limitations. And limitations, it is implanted by God in the human brain. From that humans will never know where the limits of this universe. Something finite certainly would not be able to measure something that is not unlimited. "

Majesty began to smile because he felt satisfied with the explanation that makes sense Abu Nawas. Then the king went on a second puzzle.

"O Abu Nawas, which are more numerous: the stars in the sky or fish in the sea?"

"The fish in the sea." Answered Abu Nawas deftly.

"How can you immediately decide that. Did you ever count them? "Asked the astonished king.
"The noble lord, are not we all know that the fish every day rounded up in large numbers, but their numbers remain very much as if it never decreases because of so many. While the stars that never fall out, their numbers too much. "Answered Abu Nawas convincing.

Immediately curiosity that had haunted Majesty vanished without a trace. Majesty the King of Harun Al Rashid Abu Nawas and gift giving his wife enough money.

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