The real need

They say that one morning, when Diogenes was still drowsy in front of a door where he had spent the night, a wealthy landowner passed over there.

- Good morning, said the lord.

- Good morning, said Diogenes.

- This was a profitable week and I came here to give you this purse with money. Diogenes looked at him in silence and remained seated.

-Take them, it isn’t a trap. They are mine and I am giving them to you. I know that you need them more than me.

- Do you have more? asked Diogenes.

- Of course I have, answered the rich man. I have much more.

- And won’t you like to have more than you have?

- Yes, of course I would.

- Then take the money. For you need them more than me.

An excerpt from the book of Jorje Bukay "Déjame que te cuente" ("Let me tell you”)