' The Candle '...

A very close friend of Hamdun was on his deathbed.

The sheikh was with
him until his last breath.

As the man died, Hamdun blew out the
candle.

The other people present exclaimed, "At a time like this, more
light is called for!"

He replied,

"Before the candle was his.

Now it
belongs to his heirs!"


-as collected by Fadiman & Frager