Mulla’s friends saw him walking down the street with one eye patched, one arm tied behind his back, one leg bandaged, and one nostril plugged. Thinking he was terribly ill, they rushed to his house that night. "God forbid, Mulla, what happened to you? Were you in an accident?" Mulla smiled. "I am in perfect health! I'm just being frugal. To keep from wearing out my body parts unnecessarily, I'm resting half of them."