Bohlul was sitting on a bridge, watching the river flow by. The king
saw him, and immediately had him arrested.  

"A bridge is for passing, not for staying!" said the king.

"Then take a look at yourself.  Look at how you are clinging to  this
life," replied Bohlul.


(Adapted from "Another way of laughter: a collection of Sufi humor" by
Massud Farzan, [E. P. Dutton & Co, New York, 1973], p. 39.)