The Transformation

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The Transformation

 

There was a young man that could not in any way support his family. He

was strong and vigorous and, finally, became a highway robber; he

attacked persons in the street and robbed them, and with that money he

supported his father, mother, wife, and children. This went on

continually, until one day a great saint called Narada was passing by,

and the robber attacked him.

 

The sage asked the robber, 'Why are you going to rob me? It is a great

sin to rob human beings and kill them. What do you incur all this sin

for?' The robber said, 'Why, I