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When a man is having a house built, he is unhappy with the small size and has the builders keep adding rooms until there are 100 of them! Since he lives alone, and doesn't live in a kingly fashion, this is a lot of space. Of course, nature abhors a vacuum, so he soon fills it up with his possessions. It makes sense to put all of the books in one room, but he takes this sense of organization a bit too far, putting all of the curtains in one room, forks in another, beds in another. He puts nothing in the last room, but soon realizes the error of his ways when he wants to have dinner. He has to retrieve a plate, silverware, and food from different tables, and finally manages to get something to eat. He runs into similar problems going to sleep, getting dressed, and doing other mundane tasks. Perhaps he needs to rethink his process? The next day, he sets up the last room for himself, then sells the other 99 rooms to people who need a place to live. Now, he has just enough possessions to live, but also has a community of neighbors with whom to interact.