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My father used to tell me that stories offer the listener a chance to escape but, more importantly, he said, they provide people with a chance to maximize their minds. Suspend ordinary constraints, allow the imagination to be freed, and we are charged with the capability of heighetned thought.Learn to use your eyes as if they are your ears, he said, and you become connected with the ancient heritage of man, a dream world for the waking mind.

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These days no one challenges us,' he said. 'And because there is no challenge, there is no reason to work hard. And with no reason to work hard, we have all become lazy.

Tahir Shah, In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams
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There is nothing like a train journey for reflection.

Tahir Shah, In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams
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Because there is no challenge, there is no reason to work hard. And with no reason to work hard, we all have become lazy. Lazy people are like cancer. They spread. Before you know it, the entire country is destroyed.

Tahir Shah, In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams
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Stories are a communal currency of humanity.

Tahir Shah, In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams
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My father never told us how the stories worked. He didn't reveal the layers, the nuggets of information, the fragments of truth and fantasy. He didn't need to -- because, given the right conditions, the stories activated, sowing themselves.

Tahir Shah, In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams
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The ants are bad" The Bear"the ants?"Tahir"Do not be fooled. They look very small, so harm you don't think of then at all. Then years. Then one day you wake up, and your home has fallen down." Osman.

Tahir Shah, In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams
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For my father there was no sharper way to understand a country than by listening to its stories.

Tahir Shah, In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams
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Settling into a new country is like getting used to a new pair of shoes. At first they pinch a little, but you like the way they look, so you carry on. The longer you have them, the more comfortable they become. Until one day without realizing it you reach a glorious plateau. Wearing those shoes is like wearing no shoes at all. The more scuffed they get, the more you love them and the more you can't imagine life without them.

Tahir Shah, In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams
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At the dealership, I pulled out the sieve and toyed with it threateningly. When the salesman was ready for me, I held it up, told him I was not a tourist and demanded a large discount.

Tahir Shah, In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams
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