Islamic Stories, - The King and the Poor Man

There was a king who decided to take a tour ofhis country. As he
passedby different places, everyone rushed to see him. However, while
passing by a certain place, he noticed a poor old man who did not pay
any attention to the king's arrival and remained engaged in hisown
activities. The king went up to this poor man and asked why he did not
join the people to see him. The poor man replied, "Before you, there
was another king who once passed by this place. Everyone gathered to
see him as well. But, few days later he died and was buried in a place
nearby. A poorman also died during that time and was buried near the
king's grave. After some time, astrong flood passed through that area
causing those graves to overturn. As a result, the bones of the poor
man became mixed up with those of the king's. We could not
differentiate between them any longer. After seeing this, it does not
matter to me anymore as to who is a king and who is a beggar. In the
end, our home is the same."