Poisoned Money|پول مسموم

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“163rd story”

There lived a wealthy man. He never believed in helping others.

His family always told him that he should donate some money to poor people, which would make him look good.

The wealthy guy didn’t like the idea and disliked all the poor people in the town.

A long time passed, and the wealthy man’s advisors pushed him to give some money to the charity, just for the sake of reputation.

In his thought, paying poor people was a waste, and they didn’t deserve any help.

But now that it was a matter of reputation, the wealthy man had to donate some money.

He poisoned a large amount of money and put it into several small bags.

So, when each individual opens the bag and touches the money, they would die.

This way, maybe he and all the rich people would be free of poor people’s colossal burden. He gave the sacks of money to his advisors, who pushed him to donate to distribute the money among the poor.

He was very happy about what he did and couldn’t wait for the news to determine how many of those poor people had died. That was a great idea.

 He planned in his mind to continue this until all the poor in his town were dead.

After a few days, the local newspaper spread a piece of strange news:

It is unfortunate to announce that the leading heads of the town and some of the indicators had been dead mysteriously.

And also the rich man’s advisors were among the dead.

There wouldn’t be any poor or hungry on earth if all the money people put into charities were delivered to the poor. We know so many are abusing these sums of money!

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  1. Urfa's avatar
    Ursa
    October 15, 2020 • 8:13 am

    Wonderfully revealed 👏

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  2. spwilcen's avatar
    spwilcen
    October 15, 2020 • 8:15 am

    I am reminded of this each year about this time as the charities – some actually reputable – begin their pitches. How nice to have a fable to remind me.

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  3. utahan15's avatar
    utahan15
    October 15, 2020 • 8:15 am

    money is a green tool
    envy not what he got
    cos you luckily are not
    him
    toxic
    give
    and take
    shake
    the dust off
    that we all gotta return to
    and the book of life
    is ya quest
    write
    back
    be my guest
    ha ha ha

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  4. Jordan Hoggard's avatar
    Jordan Hoggard
    October 15, 2020 • 9:02 am

    Ohhhhh, Laleh. By the time I saw that coming, your roller coaster headed me straight into it. I’ll run around and ride again.

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    equipsblog
    October 15, 2020 • 9:33 am

    Very interesting twist in this story. A true original.

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    hassanmosleh
    October 15, 2020 • 10:06 am

    Beautiful story as usual and I loved the last sentence: we know so many are abusing these sums of money.

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  8. Rosaliene Bacchus's avatar
    Rosaliene Bacchus
    October 15, 2020 • 12:55 pm

    So true, Laleh. I wouldn’t be surprised if some of that money also returned to the hands of that cruel, wealthy man.

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  9. sherazade's avatar
    sherazade
    October 15, 2020 • 1:25 pm

    Una parabola perfetta x questi tempi molto travagliati!
    Love 💕💕💕

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  10. mitchteemley's avatar
    mitchteemley
    October 15, 2020 • 1:41 pm

    Laleh, I’m planning on adding a few Guest Bloggers, and would love to have you participate. This can be a new piece or a reposting of one you’ve already written and feel strongly about. The only parameter is that it more-or-less fit into my “power of Story” theme. What do you think?

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    koolkosherkitchen
    October 15, 2020 • 3:58 pm

    Great parable, dear Laleh, and very apt!

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  13. Samreen Asad's avatar
    Samreen Asad
    October 15, 2020 • 6:31 pm

    Wonderful story Laleh as always leaving the reader thought provoked at the end. 😊 And as you said, If rich would offer their “Zakaat” or “charity” rightfully then no one would remain poor. Rich are becoming richer and poor, poorer.

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    www.corneliaweber-photography.com
    October 15, 2020 • 9:59 pm

    I had to read the story twice, to get the twist, greed can be killing weapon. He should get some of the poor people to be his advisors.

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    Crissy
    October 16, 2020 • 7:19 am

    So true Laleh .
    Great story 💖

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    Avatar Tea
    October 16, 2020 • 8:00 am

    Such a wonderful story, it reminds me of how people want to tax the rich but at the end of the day the poor gets taxed the more. Good deeds is like a seconds hand on the wallclock, with patience it would get to you.

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    Bibliofeel
    October 16, 2020 • 10:09 am

    Very original and interesting ! Thank Laleh.

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  18. AmericaOnCoffee's avatar
    America On Coffee
    October 17, 2020 • 5:53 am

    I see a metaphorical, political reality in your share. An interesting read! 💗☕️☕️🤔

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    fulvialuna1
    October 17, 2020 • 12:51 pm

    Hai raccontato con garbo quanto l’avidità umana non guarda il reale bisogno del più umile della Terra.
    Grazie.

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  21. Jonathan Caswell's avatar
    Jonathan Caswell
    October 18, 2020 • 6:19 pm

    Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
    ON STICKY FINGERS…THE POISON LINGERS—OR IT SHOULD! 😀

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    Atul
    October 18, 2020 • 9:27 pm

    Great moral of the story. There are huge donations but probably its not reaching the most deserving due corruption and embezzlement.
    Jazakallahu Khayran.

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    bigskybuckeye
    October 19, 2020 • 8:43 am

    Much truth! I find myself pausing and thinking how power, greed, and fear consume certain people and their outlook of the world.

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    morishige
    October 22, 2020 • 5:14 am

    So deep. I love it. Thanks for sharing it with us. 🙂

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  27. EarthVessel's avatar
    EarthVessel
    October 28, 2020 • 9:32 am

    This story contains a fundamental truth. The most generous people in the world are typically those who do not make much money. That’s the conclusion I’ve reached based on my experience in any case. Thank you Laleh and congratulations on the Canada Book Award! Keep up the great work!

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