This Is Good

There once lived an African king. He had a very close friend with whom they had grown up. This friend used to always say, no matter what happened in his life, good or bad, "That's good!" One day the king went hunting. The friend prepared the rifles, but he seemed to have something wrong with one of them. When the king fired, the rifle exploded and took the thumb of his right hand. The friend watched what had happened and, true to his habit, said, "That's good!" To which the angry king replied: “No! This is not good!". And he sent him to prison. About a year later, the king went hunting in a very dangerous area. Cannibals caught him, tied him up and dragged him to their village until evening. They gathered firewood, brought a long stake and tied the king to it. When they approached the fire, they noticed that his thumb was missing. Because they were very superstitious, they never ate a person who lacked something. So they untied the king and let him go. When he returned, he thought deeply about what had happened and about his friend, who had been in prison for a year. He went to him, released him and told him: “You were right! It was really good that my thumb flew away. " After telling him about his misfortune, he cried: “I feel very guilty. I think what I did to you was very bad! ” "No!" - replied the friend - "That was good!". “What was good That I spent a year in prison? ” "If I were NOT in prison, I would be with you at the cannibals! ..." - was the answer. who had already been in prison for a year. He went to him, released him and told him: “You were right! It was really good that my thumb flew away. " After telling him about his misfortune, he cried: “I feel very guilty. I think what I did to you was very bad! ” "No!" - replied the friend - "That was good!". “What was good? That I spent a year in prison? ” "If I were NOT in prison, I would be with you at the cannibals! ..." - was the answer. who had already been in prison for a year. He went to him, released him and told him: “You were right! It was really good that my thumb flew away. " After telling him about his misfortune, he cried: “I feel very guilty. I think what I did to you was very bad! ” "No!" - replied the friend - "That was good!". “What was good? That I spent a year in prison? ” "If I were NOT in prison, I would be with you at the cannibals! ..." - was the answer.