I have heard this — in the final days of his life, Mulla Nasruddin,
recognized for his wisdom and insight,
was made the village judge — the Kazi.
On his very first day, a man brought a case.
He stated his claim.
Nasruddin listened attentively, then smiled and said,
“Right! Perfectly right. Absolutely correct.”
The court clerk grew anxious, the lawyers worried —
he had not even heard the other side yet!
But who can interrupt the judge?
Nasruddin called the other party.
He also presented his case fully.
Nasruddin again said,
“Right! Perfectly right. Absolutely correct.”
Everyone was astonished.
The clerk whispered, “Mulla, what are you doing?
How can both be right?”
Nasruddin looked at him and smiled:
“Right! Perfectly right. You too are absolutely correct.”
Then he stood and said,
“This court is of no use to me.
We will not speak of anything
that anyone could oppose.”
The believer is like this.
He does not even say that the atheist is wrong.
He does not proclaim,
“God exists, and I am right,”
for to say this is to invite conflict.
~ Translated from Nirvan Upanishad by Osho (Hindi Discourse), Discourse 1
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