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having nothing but everything
Once, in the beginning of the times, a time of peace and tranquility, but I that time every animal wanted to have everything they could, some, wanted to have all the wood as possible, to have the biggest and nicest house, some, wanted to have a lot of food for they never had to seek for it and go through hunger, even some animals wanted to an unlimited amount of water, if they could have something they would like to have it, no matter what, they thought that the more you have, the more happy you’ll be, but the more they had the more empty they felt, they felt that something was wrong, like a hole that can’t be filled, and no matter what they had, they felt that empty, dark and cold hole in their lives.
One day there was a monkey, walking in the vast and green grass, he was walking without a worry and I will not say he had the nicest fur or hair, indeed he had a very greasy one, but he had one thing that all the animals didn’t…. a smile in his face. From afar a majestic and refined peacock saw the monkey lying in the grass with one leg over the other one, enjoying the rays of the sun, without moving a muscle, just his feet up and dawn, with a big smile in his face, he looked in peace, like if everything was okay, he didn’t need more. Confused, the peacock went walking to the monkey that was humming a song, and when he arrived with him, stammeringly asked the monkey “ho..how can yo..you be ha..ha..happy if you don’t ha..have nothing”, the monkey with his smile turned to see the peacock and said to him “you are wrong my dear friend, I have everything I could ever ask, I have happiness, tranquility…..you see, happiness and tranquility is not about having everything in the exterior…. But have nothing”, the peacock more confused than anything ask to the monkey “I..i don’t undertantd”, and the monkey laughing said “yes, if you have nothing, you appreciate everything in life, the things that really matter, are the little ones, the one that we don’t see because we are too busy trying to have the best, when you take all the material things and dedicate time for you, you’ll be happy”. Hearing this words, the peacock looked into the sun, closed his eyes, while a tiny smile was forming in his face
