Salam all.
One story for today~
A traveler was on a journey. He was so foolish that he was easily tricked by others.
"Please, money for medicine..."
He was tricked by the villagers, and lost his clothes and shoes.
"My sister is sick..."
"I have no money to buy seeds for the field..."
But, since the traveler was a fool, even when the villagers thanked him with lies saying "You saved me!", he believed them and kept saying, "Be happy, be happy!"
In the end, the traveler became bare-naked, and was so ashamed. So he went inside the forest. But this time, he met the monsters living in the forest. The monsters want to eat the traveler's body, so they began to trick him with lies.
Of course, the traveler fell for it. So he gave away his legs and arms, one by one.
In the end, the traveler only had his head left. Then he gave away his eyes to the last monster. As the monster ate the traveler's eyes, it said, "Thank you. I'll give you a present in return." and left something behind.
But, it was just a piece of paper that had "fool" written on it. Yet, the traveler began to cry. "Thank you! Thank you! I've never gotten a present before!"
"I'm happy! I'm happy! Thank you! Thank you!" he said and poured tears out of his already gone eyes. And then the traveler died soon after. End.
Note: I think this is a very sad story. While some might say that the traveler is an idiot or stupid for losing everything, I say he's actually a character whom I wished I could be. Not saying that I want to be stupid. Even though the traveler was tricked every single time, I do believe that he knows he's being tricked. But why did he still help them? Sometimes, there will be that person who doesn't care but just want to help. Unconditionally. Yes, I want to be like this taveler. I want to do good things and help people without feeling reluctant or asking for something in return. I just want to give. What do you guys think?
Cre: A story told in 'Fruits Basket'.
'Till then!~
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