Story: You cannot deceive monkeys

A man sent to the zoo and took his son; he wanted to show his son the monkeys there. The son was very interested; he had never seen monkeys.

They went there - but no monkey. So he asked the zoo-keeper, "What has happened? Where are the monkeys?"

And the zoo-keeper said, "This is their love season, so they have gone into the hut."

The man was very frustrated. For months he has been trying to bring the boy. They had traveled far, and now this was love season! So he asked, "If we throw nuts won't they come out?"

And the zoo-keeper said, "Would you?"

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But I think man can come out; if you throw nuts, man has to come out. The zoo-keeper is wrong: the monkeys will not come; that is certain; if you give them money they will not come. They will say, "Keep your money. The love season is on! Keep your money."

And if you say this to a monkey: "We can make you our Prime Minister or Chief Minister, the monkeys will say, "You keep your Prime Minister. The love season is on."

But man, if you make him prime minister or chief minister, they would even be prepared to kill their beloved. If that is the stake, he can do it.

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Moral of the story:

You cannot befool animals; but you can, with man.

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OSHO

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