A tale of Nasreddin Hodja:
A group of people came to Nasreddin's house and asked him to be their teacher. He agreed and told them to accompany him to the Sufi lodge for their first lesson. He then proceeded to get on his donkey, riding backward, and led the group across town. The townspeople all laughed at Nasreddin and jeered at the group of gullible fools for following him.
By the time they got to the Sufi lodge, most of the group was gone. One of those who remained asked, "Nasreddin, why were you riding backward?" Nasreddin answered, "Well, you know it isn't polite for students to walk in front of their teacher. And it wouldn't have been right for me to turn my back on all of you. So this was the only way to do it!"
A group of people came to Nasreddin's house and asked him to be their teacher. He agreed and told them to accompany him to the Sufi lodge for their first lesson. He then proceeded to get on his donkey, riding backward, and led the group across town. The townspeople all laughed at Nasreddin and jeered at the group of gullible fools for following him.By the time they got to the Sufi lodge, most of the group was gone. One of those who remained asked, "Nasreddin, why were you riding backward?" Nasreddin answered, "Well, you know it isn't polite for students to walk in front of their teacher. And it wouldn't have been right for me to turn my back on all of you. So this was the only way to do it!"
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