Note:

Because I’m happy today due to my childhood crush followed me on instgram (Whew! Haha) I wrote a story. This story is inspired by Osho’s book of understanding, the story of Zorba and Buddha and some of Dalai Lama’s words of wisdom.

And yes, I’ve been reading books again. Haha! :)

Pardon my English since it’s not my first language.

Enjoy reading!

-nerdie

Settling Differences

“My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness… Genuine peace in the world depends on having peace in our hearts. If we are full of anger how can we expect to bring about peace?”

-Dalai Lama

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Once there was a simple and yet enchanting remote town called ‘Silencio Paraiso’. The town people live their lives quietly and harmoniously. They shared the limited resources that the nature of the town had given to them. They celebrate, drink and eat together. People there get a long really well, except for the two neighbors. The blind and the crippled. 

The blind and the crippled lived their warm house side by side, so close and yet the owners were cold and distant towards each other. Too many rants, accusations and complaints exchanged between the two parties. Like this scenario;

“YAH, KIM TAEYEON!” yelled the crippled to the walking blind woman who just went home from the market.

“Oh, what is it this time Hwang?” the blind asked as she sighed

‘This is going to be a long discussion.” The blind thought to herself

“Your garbage bag is reaching my gate, where’s your manners?” the crippled named ‘Hwang’ said as she pointed at the garbage with her right wooden crutch.

“Does it? I didn’t noticed, because as you can see, I am blind.” The blind woman named ‘Kim Taeyeon’ said in annoyance

“Yes you’re blind, but that doesn’t mean you can litter around my property!” the crippled countered

“I’m not littering at your property! I didn’t even know my garbage reached your gates, okay?” Taeyeon tried to explained herself

“Yeah, because you’re not only blind, you’re also stupid!” provoked the crippled to the blind

“You know what, you’re really annoying!” The blind replied angrily as she pointed her stick towards the voice direction of the crippled

“And so? What are you going to do about it?” cockily spoken by the crippled

“I’M GOING TO KILL YOU HWANG MIYOUNG WITH MY STICK!” the blind attacked the crippled from the source of the owner’s voice but missed the target

“Hohoho! I’m not there, I’m here!” teased by the crippled to the blind who was aimlessly attacking the air by her stick

The blind had an idea and kicked on the floor closest to the source of voice of the crippled and the crippled suddenly stumbled and fell her on the floor with a loud

‘THUD!’

“Haha, who’s laughing now?”

“YAH, THAT’S IT!” Miyoung stood from the ground with the help of her crutches and readily attacked the blind with one of her wooden crutch and the blind prepared herself with her stick

And then, they heard a whistle…

“STOP IT OR I’LL JAIL YOU TWO FOR BREACHING PEACE IN OUR QUIET TOWN!” said the town’s major Choi Sooyoung as she passed through the neighborhood and saw the two killing each other

“She’s the first one to mocked me!” said the blind to the major

“That’s because you threw your trash on my gate!” reasoned by the crippled

“QUIET!”

The two kept quiet and bowed their heads in shame.

“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others, and if you can’t help one another, at least don’t hurt each other and make a scene!”

“She’s bad towards me officer.” said by the blind

“That’s because you’re bad towards me as well!” argued by the crippled

“STOP IT!” yelled by the major

“I’m sorry Officer Choi…” the two said in sync

“That is the same words you said to me last time.” The officer sighed “You know, be kind whenever possible… it’s always possible! You two settle things down.” Officer Choi commanded

“Right now?” the crippled asked

“Yes.”

“You blind, say you’re sorry.” The crippled ordered

“Why me first? You started this first, you say sorry first!” the blind rejected to comply

“ENOUGH! You two hug each other.” The officer said in a pissed manner.

Every time there’s a dispute in Silencio Paraiso, the two conflicting parties are ask to hug each other to settle their disputes peacefully. People in the town are peace loving people so they can easily settle every misunderstanding that occurs to them, well, except these two, who had been a problem of the town’s major for years.

“W-What? Not again officer please!” the crippled pleaded

“You heard me.”

“No way!” stated by the blind “So many germs, bacteria and viruses even bad luck from that Hwang!” the blind said in disgust “The last time we hugged, I got sick!”

“Well, okay. You two come with me in jail.” The officer said

“No!” the two said in sync “We’ll just, hug.” The two said in defeat

“Yah, come here Kim!” the crippled said

“You come to me, I’m blind!” the blind refused

The crippled looked at the officer and back to the blind. “Fine.” And she slowly went to the blind through her crutches and gave a light hug to the blind and that was noticed by the officer

“You know, everything done half-heartedly just always results to something bad over and over again. So please, tighter.” The officer gestured, the crippled and the blind could only sigh as they hug each other tightly in disheartened manner

“Done.” Said the two as they refused to look at each other

“Okay, that was you 45th hug according to my record. Fight and you’ll have way more to go!” the officer chuckled “Or maybe you two like to fight so you can hug each other, eh?” the officer teased

“Officer!” the two whined in sync

“I’ll let this slip again, okay? You two, don’t fight too often.” The officer said and left the two who was back in glaring at one another when the officer left

“This is all your fault!” the crippled blamed the blind

“I don’t care Hwang, I’m going inside my peaceful house. I hope you choke as you eat your lunch!” the blind said as she went to her door and open it and shut it with a loud bang

“Yah! For a blind and a human being, you’re rude!” the crippled yelled as she went through her door “I hope you drown in your bath tub as you take a bath!” the crippled said as she shut her door with a loud bang too.

Meanwhile, on the third house close with them.

“Yoong, what’s that noise?” A tanned lady asked her sister as they eat together on a dining table

“As usual Yul, our neighbors… World War III, bombs and boom!” the doe eyed girl laughed and shook her head

“I could get used to this.”

“Well, Yul… We’re already used to this!” her sister said and the two laughed together and resumed their lunch

And that’s how their neighbor, the blind and the crippled lived their lives for years.

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It was a peaceful Sunday morning, Kim Taeyeon was walking in the park getting some fresh air. When she was younger, she used to see things. She always went to the park and the market with her grandfather so she knows how to get there very well. When she was seventeen, her grandfather and she had a car accident. Causing for her grandfather’s life and her sight. She have gone blind and learn how to live alone. Now, she’s with her stick and her book walking around until she stepped on something slimy and foul odor stuff on the ground called .

“Urgh, seriously! This is my favorite tap shoes!” she whined

And a dog suddenly barked at her and growled

“Prince, stop it!”

Then she heard a footsteps running towards her “I’m sorry, are you alright? My dog prince is a very naughty rascal. I can’t keep up with him because my feet is…” The owner was talking and the blind had recognized the voice right away.

The blind faced the owner of the voice “Is crippled…” the blind finished the statement uninterestedly

“Oh, it was you again.” The crippled face changes 180 degrees as she seen the blind

“You love bringing bad lucks don’t you?” the blind insulted

“Fancy meeting you here, and why are you holding a book? As if you can read that. You’re blind!”

“Ever heard braille?” the blind scoffed “And why did you brought a dog with you if you’re crippled?” the blind retaliated “Can’t keep up because your dog got strong feet, don’t you?” the blind laughed

“You know what, I don’t want Officer Choi to catch us bickering again so, nice meeting you here and goodbye!” said the crippled as she followed h