Finally Humayun became disappointed and disgusted. He said to the prime minister, “What are you doing? You are sleeping right in front of me! What bad manners you have!”
The prime minister said, “Your Majesty, I was not sleeping.”
Humayun said, “Then what were you doing?”
The prime minister said, “Your Majesty, wise people say that when an Emperor speaks, you have to listen with folded hands. When a great orator speaks, you have to look at his eyes. And when your loving, compassionate friend speaks, you have to feel his heart. While I was sitting in front of you, I was seeing you as all three persons: an Emperor, a great orator and a compassionate friend. So I was closing my eyes and wondering what I should do — listen to you as the Emperor, as a great orator or as my most compassionate friend.”
Humayun said to him, “You are such a clever fellow, such a wonderful rogue, and such a perfect flatterer! All right, you have won the case. Not only do I forgive you, but I will give you a nice reward for your extraordinary ability to save yourself.”From:Sri Chinmoy,Illumination-experiences on Indian soil, part 1, Agni Press, 1974
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