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"Well, if you will find a river that runs through white sands, between high mountains, in those white sands you will always find diamonds." "I don't believe there is any such river." "Oh yes, there are plenty of them. WELL IF YOU WILL FIND A RIVER THAT RUNS THROUGH WHITE SANDS BETWEEN HIGH MOUNTAINS IN THOSE WHITE SANDS YOU WILL ALWAYS FIND DIAMONDS I DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS ANY SUCH RIVER OH YES THERE ARE PLENTY OF THEM
the sun. The old priest told Ali Hafed that if he had one diamond the size of his thumb he could purchase the county, and if he had a mine of diamonds he could place his children upon thrones through the influence of their great wealth. Ali Hafed heard all about diamonds, how much they were worth, and went to his bed that night a poor man. He had not lost anything, but he was poor because he was discontented, and discontented because he feared he was poor. He said, “I want a mine of diamonds,” and he lay awake all night. Early in the morning he sought out the priest. I know by experience that a priest is very cross when awakened early in the morning, and when he shook that old priest out of his dreams, Ali Hafed said to him: “Will you tell me where I can find diamonds?” “Diamonds! What do you want with diamonds?” “Why, I wish to be immensely rich.” “Well, then, go along and find them. That is all you have to do; go and find them, and then you have them.” “But I don’t know where to go.” N ACTUAL DEPOSIT OF CARBON FROM THE SUN THE OLD PRIEST TOLD ALI HAPHAED THAT IF HE HAD ONE DIAMOND THE SIZE OF HIS THUMB HE COULD PURCHASE THE COUNTRY AND IF HE HAD A MINE OF DIAMONDS HE COULD PLACE HIS CHILDREN UPON THRONES THROUGH THE INFLUENCE OF THEIR GREAT WEALTH ELI HAD FED HEARD ALL ABOUT DIAMONDS HOW MUCH THEY WERE WORTH AND WENT TO HIS BED THAT NIGHT A POOR MAN HE HAD NOT LOST EVERYTHING BUT HE WAS POOR BECAUSE HE WAS DISCONTENTED AND DISCONTENTED BECAUSE HE FEARED HE WAS POOR HE SAID I WANT A MINE OF DIAMONDS AND HE LAY AWAKE ALL NIGHT EARLY IN THE MORNING HE SOUGHT OUT THE PRIEST I KNOW BY EXPERIENCE THAT A PRIEST IS VERY CROSS WHEN AWAKENED EARLY IN THE MORNING AND WHEN HE SHOOK THAT OLD PRIEST OUT OF HIS DREAMS ALI HAFED SAID TO HIM WILL YOU TELL ME WHERE I CAN FIND DIAMONDS DIAMONDS WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH DIAMONDS WHY I WANT TO BE IMMENSELY RICH WELL THEN GO ALONG AND FIND THEM THAT IS ALL YOU HAVE TO DO GO AND FIND THEM AND YOU WILL THEN HAVE THEM I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO
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