"Eckhart Tolle tells the story of a beggar who has been sitting in the same spot for more than thirty years. One day a stranger passes by. The stranger has no money to give, but he asks the beggar about the box upon which he is sitting. The beggar says it is nothing special, just an old box. The stranger tells him to look inside it. The beggar feels this is pointless; he has been sitting on this box forever, and he is convinced it holds nothing, and certainly no surprises. But the stranger persists. Finally, the beggar opens the box and is amazed to discover that it is full of gold."
(The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment, Novato, CA: New World Library, 2004, 11).
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