A beggar lives in the underground passage with his dog. His life depends on the charity of the passerby. Even as he only receives some small change, it’s enough to buy him some bread to survive. Although it looks very lackluster, he continues to smile, playing with his dog everyday.
Until one day, a well-dressed passerby puts $100 in his hat. The beggar was very surprised. He had never received such a large amount of money before. Therefore he remembered the man’s looks. The next day, the same person did the same thing and does it for the third day too. This situation continues and lasted a dozen days. The beggar was very happy that he can receive $100 of alms per day, so he starts to plan for his future. However, by the 16th day, the beggar stop seeing the mysterious man at the usual time. He began to felt uneasy, but still expects. He comfort himself: that the reason for his disappearance might be he was sick. He will surely appear tomorrow, don’t worry, everything will be fine.
The next day, since the early morning, the beggar begins to stare at the direction that the person usually appears. He looks forward filled with eager expectancy. But as the usual time passes, that person still doesn’t shows up. That went on the same for the next seven days. The beggar stop taking in food or drink and just sat there, he keeps his eyes off staring at the direction of the mysterious man have appeared. His dog was hungry. It holds his hat in its mouth and issues the sound of sobbing. Even so, the beggar remained motionless. He was afraid that once he left, the mysterious man would appear. The day continues, until he is too weak and cannot wait anymore….
Moral of story: Habits are terrible. It makes us have a standard, an expectation, and makes us feel we can take it for granted.
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