My House
Not long after his financial success
he built himself a special house. Special because, when completed, his house
would possess everything he would ever need and, that way he thought, he would
never have to be dependent on anyone ever again. His house was splendid indeed,
in fact it was the largest in the village. People from all around marveled at its
size and grandeur and yet, wondered how he would afford its maintenance.
Remembering his promise never to
rely on others again, he cemented his doors shut so he could never leave and he
painted pictures over all the windows so no one could ever look in. He was very
happy indeed because he thought, now he was self-sufficient.
Because his house was so big it
needed large amounts of electric power
and fuel. As a result all the smaller homes in the town began to lose the
little power they had to fuel his house. Because his house needed so much water
to fill its pools and baths and to care for its plants and fields all the other
smaller homes began to lose the little water they had to his large reservoirs.
And, because his house needed so much food to last a life time all the other
smaller homes in the town had to eat even less because of his needs.
As the man sat in his house with its
unlimited power, endless water and ample food supply he thought to himself,
“How Happy I am! Happy, because with MY HOUSE I will never ever have to
take anything from anyone or be dependent on anyone ever again.”
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