The
prince discovered, when he returned from the top of the mountain,
that he had mislaid the Pearl of Great Price up on the mountain. He
sent his generals and their armies to search for it, but they could
not find it. He employed Huang-Ti, the vehement debater, to find the
Pearl; but Huang-Ti was unable to find it. He sent his gardeners and
his skilled artisans to find it, but they, too, came home
empty-handed. Finally, in despair, having tried everyone else, he
sent Purposeless to the mountain, and Purposeless found the Pearl
immediately. "How odd it is", mused the Prince, "that
it was Purposeless who found it!"
(paraphrased
from Chuang T'zu)
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