English Original
An old man died and left his son a fortune. However, the son was foolish and quickly squandered all the money, leaving himself with nothing. Naturally, when his wealth vanished, all his friends deserted him. Poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, a kind and clever old man known for helping people in trouble.
'My money is gone and my friends have left,' said the young man. 'What will become of me now?'
'Don't worry, young man,' answered Nasreddin. 'Everything will soon be all right again. Wait, and you will soon feel much happier.'
The young man was delighted. 'Am I going to get rich again then?' he asked.
'No, I didn't mean that,' said the old man. 'I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no friends.'
中文翻译
一位老人去世了，给他的儿子留下了一大笔财富。然而，这个儿子很愚蠢，很快就挥霍光了所有的钱，变得一无所有。当然，当他财富尽失时，所有的朋友也都离他而去。穷困潦倒、孤身一人的他，去找纳斯雷丁求助。纳斯雷丁是一位善良、聪明的老人，以帮助有困难的人而闻名。
“我的钱花光了，朋友们也都走了，”年轻人说。“我现在该怎么办？”
“别担心，年轻人，”纳斯雷丁回答。“一切很快就会好起来的。等等看，你很快就会感到快乐得多。”
年轻人非常高兴。“那我是不是又要变富了？”他问道。
“不，我不是那个意思，”老人说。“我的意思是，你很快就会习惯贫穷和没有朋友的生活。”