Once a holy man, while passing through a crowded street, accidentally trod upon the toe of a wicked person.
The wicked man, furious with rage, beat the Sâdhu mercilessly, until he fell to the ground in a faint.
His disciples took great pains and adopted various measures to bring him back to consciousness, and when they saw that he had recovered a little, one of them asked, "Sir, do you recognize who is attending upon you?"
The Sâdhu replied, "He who beat me."
A true Sâdhu finds no distinction between a friend and a foe.
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