“206th” story
First published; Feb.16.2023
Two friends were walking in the woods beside a very deep, and angry river.
All of a sudden, they saw someone screaming for help, and struggling in the river.
One of the friends jumped into the water and saved the drowning person.
They wanted to continue their walk but saw another person screaming for help as he was drowning.
The same friend jumped back into the water and saved this guy too. As soon as he came out of the water he saw strangely another person was calling for help.
The other friend thought this was an unusual situation. Something is not normal and decided to run forward to see what could be happening up in the river, while his friend was constantly saving people’s lives.
After a little while he saw a bridge, and someone was standing on it, and whoever wanted to pass the bridge, he pushed into the river.
The friend tightened up the crazy guy and called the police, then came back to find his friend.
His friend was wet and exhausted.
The tired and wet friend said: “After a little while the river stopped bringing drowning people.”
“Yes. Someone had to fix the main problem.” The other friend replied.
This story reminded me of the problems in our society, life, country, and world. Many great people are trying to save others from poverty, drugs, and millions of problems in the world, while there are always crazy ones standing on the bridge and no one tries to stop them.
Dear friends don’t forget to read my books.
A Voice from Iran 
I completely agree with that ! So many great people trying to save others and crazy ones continue to push people in poverty.
Thanks Laleh !
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Appreciate your kind visit dear.
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Questo tuo racconto a me ha fatto pensare che i problemi vanno affrontati ‘a monte’ dove nascono e non semplicemente quando accadono ripetutamente.
La tua visione mi piace molto.
Love❤️
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You’re super kind my dear.💕
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Have e very nice sunday in Toronro🦋💚
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Thanks sweetheart, and u in Rome.🥰
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save yourself mebbe
st paul do what i do not what i want
self taunts
haunted
by who i am
or at least i think i am
how much of the problem am i then?
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Thank you John, appreciate your friendship.
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yw remember marie and bou mehri.
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Who are them?
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lebanon to montreal.
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I don’t know them. I’m from Iran
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i know.
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Excellent story Laleh! It is those nutters on the bridge that keep pushing others to poverty and to despair.
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Appreciate your constant kindness and visit Anne.🌺
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You are most welcome
.I always like your stories.
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🙏❤️
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Indeed, many try to address the situation, but never take the time to understand, the root cause! Nice share!
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Appreciate it.🌷
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A well delivered story with so much wisdom! love it Laleh!🌹
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That’s very nice of you.❤️
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Excellent story Laleh. Thanks for sharing this. Anita
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Thank you Anita, appreciate your kindness.🌺
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Great story and it captures what often occurs when issues arise… people are willing to help, but it takes someone to cut to the root cause to make a lasting difference. Well done 🙂
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Thank you dear appreciate your comment.🌷
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Remarkable story as always.
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Love you.❤️
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Very insightful. Thanks for sharing.
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It’s always great to have you.💝
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Good point. The rich and powerful are throwing people in the river and we’re mostly just dealing with the consequences. Very few even see the cause of our problems. Many don’t even notice the man on the bridge, and even if they see him, they think he’s doing good. We have a situation in Gaza strip for example, many are providing humanitarian aid, but it would be far more efficient to stop Israel from its genocidal actions. But still, saving drowning people is also important, as humanitarian aid in Gaza, but as you said, it doesn’t solve the problem.
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Unfortunately these short sounds silly stories represent the situations of the world and not many notice.
Thank you.🙏🌷
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You are very welcome. 💜
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Great story with a poignant point!
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Thanks a million sweetheart.🌷
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Very right Laleh, the main problem needs fixing
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In the world too🥹
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Very true
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❤️
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Very timely post in light of last week’s election in the US. I fear we have four years ahead of us with a President trying to push half of us off the bridge. I must learn how to swim.
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Means a lot Janet. I guess we just have to be patient.❤️
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