A monk was meditating in the desert when a beggar came up to him and said: 'I need to eat'.
The monk – who was almost reaching the point of perfect harmony with the spiritual world – did not answer.
'I need to eat', insisted the beggar.
'Go to the town and ask someone else. Can’t you see that you are bothering me? I am trying to communicate with the angels”.
'God placed himself lower than men, washed their feet, gave His life, and no-one recognized Him', the beggar replied. 'He who says he loves God – who does not see – and forgets his brother - who does – is lying'.
And the beggar turned into an angel.
'What a pity, you almost made it', he remarked before leaving.
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