Market For Strange Services

2024 Author: Harry Day | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 15:43

A wonderful market appeared recently in our district. And the most interesting thing - no ads for you, no ads! Opened and quietly earned just at the time when other markets were closed.

I went there by chance, during a walk, which I like to do in a big way. The first thing that struck me at the entrance was:

- Changing values!

I walked closer to the lean, stooped man and asked. - Do you exchange precious things for something else?

He quietly clarified.

- I help people to reconsider their values. The world is more fragile than ever. It's time to dig into the recesses of our souls.

- And a lot of people use your services?

- Believe it or not, there are a lot of things nowadays, - he smiled, - I am inspired! Walk around the market. It will be interesting for you. And you can return to me at any time. I am always in this place!

- Thank you, I'm really interested! “And I went to get acquainted with other services of this market.

Behind one of the counters, the old woman's head wrapped in a scarf was barely visible. The woman was looking for something in a small chest, but drew attention to me.

- Buy happiness! - She said loudly. I asked again:

- Do you trade in happiness? Is it possible?

- But you buy expensive cars, fur coats, gold with the confidence that all this will make you happy for a long time! Is not it? So try to buy happiness so that it will live in your house forever … - the old woman turned her head.

- Look at the lawn behind my counter. Do you see the kid playing with the moths? This is Happiness. It is small because people have completely different values and priorities. And she slowly turned my gaze to the other side, where three important persons were seated on the throne.

- This is Greed, Envy and Ignorance. You can come up and say hello to them.

“I don’t want to greet them,” I replied indignantly.

“People feed them generously! You can see for yourself. Well-groomed, clean and impudent.

- What services do they offer here?

The old woman closed her trunk and quietly said:

- They are here, like a shop window, like a candy wrapper. Form is important to people, but content is what it is …

I didn't want to get closer to this "showcase". So I went on and came across a woman in old, tattered clothes. She looked at me intently.

“You have kind eyes, but a restless look. Are you worried about something?

Without waiting for an answer, she continued:

- Anxiety appears when Bes walks next to Peace. And then it's my job to separate them.”She spoke in a low, measured voice. And my soul felt better.

It was Calm. And I realized that now there is very little Peace in the world …

It was interesting for me to explore this market more deeply. I walked and noticed a beautiful middle-aged woman who looked like my mother.

- I am Nadezhda. That’s your mom’s name too, isn’t it?

- Yes it is. Previously, many girls were called that. People needed Hope. Then times changed - I realized what I had said myself, and I felt sad.

- Now they remember me more and more often, - said Nadezhda. - It's good if there is a small corner in my soul for me. All I propose is to free up some space, and I will definitely settle there!

Her face was beaming with a smile. I felt warm from her words and look. But I had to move on.

“You can't go there now,” she said after me. - There - Quarantine! Do you see a mighty guy who doesn't let anyone go beyond the red line? This is it.

My attention was attracted by a place where a huge man looked menacingly around, and two women fussed around the boy. The baby's neck and face were wrapped in a scarf, exactly the same as we were wrapped in childhood. He coughed loudly and sometimes cried.

- Who is that boy?! - Loudly I asked one of the women, so that I could be heard. She looked at me in surprise and replied:

- This is Health! He is now very bad, and he is capricious! But we all take care of him here! And now, more than ever, he needs Care and Love!

I realized that Care is responsible for me. She looked at the baby with trepidation, and then came closer to him.

- Will he be all right? Is that so? “I wanted to make sure the baby was safe. Two women - Care and Love - took him in their arms. I saw how carefully they treated him, warmed him with their warmth, hugged him, gave him tea and told stories. The kid calmed down and began to smile …

I walked through a deserted city, and the world around me seemed very fragile and weak. There is so little Kindness in this world … But it exists, just forgotten and unkempt …

The Time has come, and it changed everything without asking our permission. And it's high time to put things in order in the corners of our souls, and open them for something new!

It is very important to learn to value health and those who care about it. Admit it, each of us wants to be enveloped in Care and Love in a difficult period of life!..