And he too hears about the treasure that lies below where rainbow ends. The treasure. "This treasure might bring me all I need", he thinks. And he dreams about the rich life after he possesses the treasure. The lavish life. He prepares for this journey. He knows the path is long and dangerous and lonely. But treasure is all he sees infront of him.
Early morning the sun shines from those mountains and the morning breeze freshens the atmosphere. His loved ones try to stop him. "There is no treasure bigger than your family", they say. But he is too determined and knows what would the treasure bring to everyone. He starts running towards the mountains, towards where the rainbow ends. His family and his girlfriend left behind, he is alone running towards the treasure.
His childhood friend sees him running towards the mountain. His friend tries to stop him to ask why he was running in such a hurry. He ignores his friend thinking, 'why is he bothering me, go away now.' His friend starts to run with him and tries to ask about his health and how everything was back home. He ignores this friend and keeps running. After running with him for quite sometime, his friend gives up. And stops.
He runs few more miles and comes to a village. People here are kind enough and want to offer him food, drink, water or whatever he wants to be comfortable at his village. Some try to ask him if he would like to take some rest after this long journey. "Fools", he thinks. "Why in the world would you want to give away something you earned." And he keeps on running.
He is just few miles away from where the rainbow ends. He stops. He knows what he would do with the treasure. He would build a huge house for himself and his girlfriend and another one close for his parents. And both these houses will have a huge garden where his family would sit below the tree and eat meals. He thinks about the fountain that would be in his garden and the color of the rocks he will be using for his kitchen. And the size of his bedroom and the tub in the bathroom. He dreams and he walks.
He finally reaches the place where rainbow ends and where the treasure should be found. He is elated for he has finally reached this place. He is excited. He jumps and shouts and want to share this with his parents, his girlfriend and his best friend and whole world. But he is all alone. No one to talk to. He feels lonely.
And he looks back. Thinks about his family and girlfriend and all the sacrifices they have made and love they have for him. Thinks about his childhood friend who was there with him all the time. In his sorrows and time when he needed him the most. And no one is with him today. No one to share the treasure he will find. Treasure! He suddenly remembers. He looks here and there. Treasure should be here. He is desperate to see it. He wants it now. He does everything he can and there is no treasure anywhere. And he is sad for there is no treasure.
No one knows what happened to this man. He became so blind for money that he couldn't see the treasure he already found - the realization that no treasure is good enough if there is no one to share it with. And the treasure he already had - his parents, his girlfriend and a friend who was with him whenever he needed him. Hopefully he realized how important it was to have a balance and to care about family and friends.
Watch for first comic strip from Soores on Sunday October 29th 2006.
No one knows what happened to this man. He became so blind for money that he couldn't see the treasure he already found - the realization that no treasure is good enough if there is no one to share it with. And the treasure he already had - his parents, his girlfriend and a friend who was with him whenever he needed him. Hopefully he realized how important it was to have a balance and to care about family and friends.
Watch for first comic strip from Soores on Sunday October 29th 2006.
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