from The Tales of Nasrettin Hoca by Aziz Nesin: the same direction

“Why,” someone asks Hoca, “do some people go in one direction and some go another way?”

“Because,” replies Hoca, “if we all went in the same direction, the world would lose its balance and topple.”

translated by Talat Halman

6 thoughts on “from The Tales of Nasrettin Hoca by Aziz Nesin: the same direction

  1. Sounds silly doesn’t it, or perhaps simply witty, but I recall that until the 1760s it was still generally supposed that there had to be a giant Southern Continent to balance the weight of Europe, Asia and N America or else!

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