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    Salesman and two boats

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    The salesman was called, and he said, 'Here, take your money with interest because I have lots of buyers. You can make a beautiful house on it after the rains, and when the rains come again, you can make arrangements so that the water does not flow out. You will have a lake palace. And I will give you two boats.' And he sold two boats to the man. The dealer was watching the scene. The boats were absolutely useless. But the salesman said, 'Don't worry, if I can manage that big a trouble, I can manage two boats.'

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    I have heard about a man who was seen as a great salesman. His company was very proud of him. The company, dealing in real estate, had been unable to sell a big plot of land that had been with them for years. But the salesman sold the plot. A fortnight after the sale, it started to rain and the plot was about 15 ft under water. The man who had purchased it came to the dealer's office and said, 'Your salesman sold me a plot that is now under 15 ft of water. It has become a big lake. I want my money back.'

    The salesman was called, and he said, 'Here, take your money with interest because I have lots of buyers. You can make a beautiful house on it after the rains, and when the rains come again, you can make arrangements so that the water does not flow out. You will have a lake palace. And I will give you two boats.' And he sold two boats to the man. The dealer was watching the scene. The boats were absolutely useless. But the salesman said, 'Don't worry, if I can manage that big a trouble, I can manage two boats.'

    You just have to create a desire in people. The buyer was only thinking of making a house, but his desire and ambition were changed to a lake palace. For centuries, man has been sold beliefs, dogmas that are untrue, that have no evidence, except in your ambition. You don't want to do anything, and you want to reach heaven. And there are people ready to give you maps, shortcuts.

    Abridged from The Osho Upanishad, courtesy: OSHO Times International, www.osho.com
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