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A TALE OF DIOGENES Diogenes was a teacher in Ancient Greece. Although he was enslaved, he claimed it really didn't matter: A good slave will always come to own his Master. When the Master understood, Diogenes was freed. Diogenes owned only three possessions: His cup, his knife and his blanket. He threw away his cup, because he had hands and could always cup them. He threw away the knife, lest anyone mistake it as a weapon. He kept the blanket, because it was beautiful. Once he lived in an abandoned wine vat, because it inflicted no responsibility on his life, but generally he lived nicely as a treasured guest, free to spend his days lying in the sun. He lived by a set of virtues and graces he considered Dog-like: A loyal dog with a friendly wag could always find a good home and a good meal. He wanted to prove a human could live the same way. Diogenes became renowned. When Alexander the Great visited Athens, he asked to meet Diogenes. Brought to where Diogenes was soaking up sunshine, Alexander announced he was prepared to give Diogenes anything he could ever want.

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