A Minute Of Meditation

Two neighbors left their houses at the same time and walked together.  One went to serve his Guru.  The other went to his mistress while his wife stayed at home.  As they walked, they talked about which one was spending his time in a better way.  They decided to let fate choose for them.  Each one continued on his way.They compared stories the next day.  The unfaithful man had found a pot filled with pieces of coal on his walk.  Among the coal was a solid gold coin.  The disciple did not find any treasure on his own walk.  Instead, he stepped on a thorn.  They both confronted the Guru and asked him to explain the results and decide whose choice was better.The Guru said:  The first neighbor was a great holy man in his former life and was given a pot of gold coins as a reward.  But each time he left his wife to see his mistress, one coin was converted to a piece of coal.  By the time he found it, only one coin was left.  The second neighbor was a criminal in his former life and condemned to be impaled on a spi