Mr. T., the richest member of the community, entered the house of Worship, when he suddenly was struck by the intense presence of the moment and clearly felt,
"I am nothing."
As the awareness of his non-existence grew stronger he could no longer resist and started endless prostrations,
"I am nothing! Nothing I am!"
Two minutes later he was found by Mr. B., a senior member of the Charity Committee, who immediately perceived the sanctity of the time and now joined Mr. T. in his prostrations, chanting just like him,
"I am nothing! Nothing I am!"
Another two minutes later, the janitor entered the hall where he just like Mr. T. and Mr. B. was overwhelmed by the spiritual experience of Annihilation and so he fell to his knees and started,
"I am nothing! Nothing I am!" when the members of the local respectability turned, stared at him and simultaneously exclaimed:
"Who do you think you are to believe you're nothing?!"