Week 11 Story: The Man Of Riches

In the busy streets of Hanoi, there was a man whose name was George. He was quite the man and was loved by many people. His humble acts and kindness rubbed off to the city he was at. George was often helping people who were incapable of doing specific activities and he would go out of his way to make sure everything was done. It was one summer day when he was involved in an accident and injured his arm. His broken arm kept him from doing his daily activities and the people whom he helped were also affected. George was not very wealthy, so he could not pay off his hospital bills. So he lay vulnerable, not able to do anything but sit at home.

The people of Hanoi heard of George's situation and were devastated. The immediate reaction was to help George so that he could get back on his feet and do what he loves to do. Everyone was all-in to help him and his circumstance because of everything he's done for the city of Hanoi.

George


Only one day later, the people helping George's situation gathered the money to pay his hospital bill and go on with the surgery needed. Once the money was registered, the doctor's went on with his surgery and successfully finished it.

George wept of joy and thanks, kneeling down towards the crowd of people. The healing of his arm took three weeks and he was back up on his feet helping everyone he was unable to while he was injured.

The people of Hanoi were forever grateful for George's kind acts and he continued to do so even after his injury.

Author's Note: This story originated from The King's White Elephant. I got the idea of paying-it-forward and decided to create a story which dealt with that. In the King's White Elephant, the mother helps a bunch of carpenters because she was helped when she was injured herself. So she paid it forward and helped them until she birthed her son, The White Elephant.

The King's White Elephant by Ellen C. Babbitt

Comments

  1. Ethan KahnNovember 4, 2018 at 3:34 PM

    I loved how your story kind of delved into the Buddhist philosophy of the Middle Way, even if you didn't realize it. The fact that George needed to be somewhat healthy and taken care of to keep offering his good deeds perfectly expresses the point of the Middle Path. It makes sense though, since you adapted this from a Jataka Tale. Awesome job!

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  2. UnknownNovember 4, 2018 at 5:02 PM

    Great story! I don't know why, but this story made me think of the Christmas Carol and the importance of doing good deeds (maybe it is just the time of year). There is so much good in this story with people helping each other and caring for themselves for the sole purpose of being able to care for others. I agree with Ethan that it does a great job of describing the idea of Middle Way.

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  3. UnknownNovember 5, 2018 at 9:42 AM

    Hey Paul,
    This is a really great story and I loved being able to read it. It was so cool seeing how you brought the buddhist philosophy of the middle path into it. It places such an importance of doing good deeds that it produces a moral that we all should strive for in our lives.

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