A raindrop fell from a spring cloud, and, seeing the wide
expanse of the sea, was shamed. "Where the sea is," it reflected, "where
am I? Compared with that, forsooth(indeed), I am extinct."
While thus regarding itself with an eye of contempt, an
oyster took it to its bosom, and Fate so shaped its course that eventually the
raindrop became a famous royal pearl.
It was exalted, for it was humble. Knocking at the door of
extinction, it became existent.
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