Several of the town’s warriors were boasting about a recent battle. One of them exclaimed, “In the midst of the battle, several knives had stabbed me in my legs and arms, but I continued fighting and took out five of their men!”
“Well,” another warrior chimed in, “I had an axe go right into my leg, and several blades in my arms, yet I still continued fighting, and was able to overcome an ambush of over a dozen men. In fact, I ended up killing them all!”
“That’s really not that impressive,” replied Nasrudin. “Back in the day when I was in battle, a ten-foot-tall warrior sliced my head right off, but I picked it up, put it back on my shoulders, and kept on fighting as if nothing had happened!”