Realism – A Funny Spiritual Story about Gambling by Anthony de Mello

A gambler once said to the Master, “I was caught cheating at cards yesterday, so my partners beat me up and threw me out of the window. What would you advise me to do?”

The Master looked straight through the man and said, “If I were you, from now on I would play on the ground floor.”

This startled the disciples. “Why didn't you tell him to stop gambling?” they demanded.

“Because I knew he wouldn't,” was the Master's simple and sagacious explanation.

This spiritual story is from the book One Minute Wisdom by Anthony de Mello.