一個男巫坐在集市上，聲稱自己可以預知任何一個路人的未來。這時，一個人急急忙忙地跑過來對他說： “你家的門被破壞了，家裏所有的東西也全被偷走了。 ”一聽到這個消息，男巫再也坐不住了，馬上就往家裏趕。他的鄰居看到他急匆匆地回來，就對他說： “哦，你在這呢！你不是說自己可以預言別人的命運嗎？怎麼反而不知道自己的未來呢？ ”
這則寓言針對那些自己的生活一團糟，卻喜歡“關心”別人的事情的人。
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