Tauler, a well‑known and highly educated preacher from the fourteenth century once spent eight years praying that God would lead him to someone who could teach him the true path to heaven. Eventually, he felt guided to a specific church porch, where he was told he would meet a man who could help him understand the spiritual life.
When the scholar arrived, he found not a teacher or holy figure, but a beggar dressed in rags.
He greeted the man kindly and said, “God give you a good day, my friend.”
The beggar replied, “Sir, I can’t remember ever having a bad one.”