A student asked his teacher if he was planning on getting married. The teacher said that at one point he began a quest to find the perfect woman. A romantic Quest for the Holy Grail, relationship style. He went to Damascus and met an attractive, kind woman who was smart and engaging . . . but didn't have much interest in furthering her spiritual development. So that match floundered and the teacher went to Rome where he met another attractive, kind woman, this one with a powerful spiritual life but not much interest in exploring matters of the mind or of culture. Another whiff so off to Paris went the teacher where he met yet another attractive, kind woman who was committed to spiritual growth and intellectual pursuits . . . but they just didn't seem to connect personally, struggling to get on the "same page," two ships passing in the night. Because our teacher was committed to finding a partner he went back to the Middle East to try his luck in Jerusalem where he met an attractive, kind woman, smart, spiritually fit, a delightful partner in all ways.
"So . . . did you marry her?" asked the student.
"No," replied the teacher. "She was looking for the perfect man."
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