A local religious leader was not fond of Nasrudin. However, one night not wishing to walk home alone, he decided to join Nasrudin walking back to their neighborhood.
Reaching a steep section of road, the religious leader looked up and said, “Great God—surely you have made this path steeper to punish my companion for his not-so-exemplary behavior.”
“My friend,” Nasrudin replied, “you’ve got it all wrong. When I took this very road this morning on my way to work it was downhill, and a very easy walk. But now that you are accompanying me, it is sloping upwards like this!”