Today I want to story about the poor man and the rich man. In a famous village in Jakarta, there was a poor cobbler and a rich businessman were neighbours. The cobbler's house was also his workshop. He sang merrily while mending shoes. He never felt it necessary to should and lock the door and windows of his house. At night he would say his prayers and go to bed. He enjoyed sound sleep all through the night.
The rich man always saw the merry cobbler. He saw that there was nothing that worried his poor neighbour. But the rich man was full of worries himself. He could neither sing nor smile. He always should and locked each and every door and window of his house at night. He could never sleep peacefully. He was always worried about the safety of his wealth.
On day the rich man called the cobbler to his house. So he gives him five thousand rupiahs and said." I don't need this money. Please keep it with you. It's yours."
At first the cobbler was happy to receive the money. But soon the big amount of money disturbed his peaceful life. For the first time he closed and locked the door and windows of his house. He woke up several time during the night to make sure that the money was safe.
The next morning the cobbler went to his rich neighbour's house. He said to the rich man,"Sir, please take back your money so that my merry songs and sound sleep can come back to me."
From this story, I believe that wealth does not always bring happiness for us. I hope this story can be useful and have good value for those who read it.
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