Passage 11

In English

Act according to your role in life

Every person has to play his role in life. How this should be done is illustrated by a story. Once an actor went to the court of to exhibit his talents and get a reward. First he went in the role of a renunciant wearing saffron robes. When the king offered him some gold he declined to accept it. When questioned whether what he gave was not enough, the actor replied he would come again the next day.