Sufi Short Story--An Old Man and a King One day, King Khosrow and his entourage went to hunt deer on the plains far in the central regions of Persia. The king was astonished when his entourage came upon an old man in his nineties, barely standing up, who was planting fig trees. “Don‟t you know it takes thirty years for fig trees to grow?” asked the king, “It is time for you to give thanks for your blessing of a long life and get ready for the other world.” The old man replied, “Our fathers planted fig trees and we ate figs from them. I am planting trees for those who will come after me and, by my good deed, I am getting ready for the other world.” The king ordered his prime minister to give a sack of gold to the old man. . ..... source : from the book Sufi tales from Attar to Rumi by Ali Kehyani..

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