Alaaddin and the Lamp
The entrance to the cave in which the lamp was hidden was too small for the evil magician. So he tricked Alaaddin, who was small enough, to fetch it for him. When they were at the entrance of the cave, just before Alaaddin went in, the magician told him: "You'll see gems of enchanting beauty. Don't let them make you forget why you're there! There's an old lamp at the end of the cave. Get it and come back directly!"
I think one of the most important questions that we can (and should) ask ourselves is: 'What is that lamp?'
The gems are there to distract us from reaching the lamp. They are so overwhelmingly attractive. And Alaaddin has no idea how incomparably valuable the lamp is. He has a very difficult challenge ahead.
What is that lamp? And which gems take your breath away and distract you from finding it?
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