The One, "will have no more meaning, they will
have no purpose. Their usefulness will come to an end."
61 The young man had been studying to be a Priest, and he remembered
the writings. "When he comes he will tell the people that the
old ways
have come to an end, that they are things of the past. But few
will hear his wisdom, only the wisest will see his truth."
62 The young man rushed home, gathered his traveling things, and
followed after The Teacher. As they walked, he asked, "Lord, are you
The One Promised?"
63 "In days to come," he told his companion, "you will tell me who I
am. Until you know, do not ask me."
64 "But if I do not ask you," complained his companion, "how shall I
know?"
65 "Because you have read the teachings," answered The Teacher of The
One, "because you know the law."
66 As they approached Tf, they saw an ox driver, the lowliest of men,
sitting by the road, dumping the dirt from his boots. He was a burly
man, of great size. The Young Teacher stopped and looked at him. The
man looked up and smiled. "Do you see something that displeases you?"
the Ox- driver asked.
67 "I see a man with sore feet," answered The Teacher of The One, "who
does not know how to walk. Come, follow me, and I will show
you how to tread on the path of truth."
68 "What is truth?" demanded The Oxman, "For one man it is one thing,
for another man it is something else. Your truth or mine makes little
difference."
69 "Some truths," answered The Teacher of The One, "are the same for
all men. We both know only a