A thief broke into a monk’s hut at 2 a.m., flashlight in his teeth, and found exactly one bowl, one blanket, and a monk who was already awake. “Sorry,” the monk said. “There’s really nothing here.” The thief, embarrassed, started to leave. The monk stopped him. “Wait—take the blanket. It’s cold out.” The thief stood […]
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Joe had been working in this building for fifteen years. Every workday for the past fifteen years, he would take the elevator from the twenty-third floor to the seventh-floor café at 10:15 in the morning and enjoy a cup of coffee alone. This café had been in business since the building was constructed in 1962, […]