In this parable from Attar's Mosibat Nameh, the ascetic Amir bin Qais is observed eating a simple meal of leeks and salt. When questioned about his extreme frugality and whether he is content with so little, Amir responds that those who choose the material world over the spiritual hereafter are settling for far less. He argues that the entire material world is merely an atom compared to the spiritual realm, whereas a simple leek contains hundreds of thousands of atoms. Thus, worldly people are content with a significantly smaller portion of true value than the ascetic. The allegory highlights the insignificance of worldly attachments and the profound richness of spiritual devotion.