“212th” Story
First published; Mar.30.2023
There lived two brothers, John, and Zack. John was 33 and Zack was 31 years old.
John chose his way of living very poorly and went wrong. He started with painkiller pills and continued with many different drugs and in the end, he was in a chain of heroin addiction and there was no hope of his survival.
But Zack, John’s brother from the same family was a successful young man. He finished his university with a business major and worked for an investment company.
Zack was a caring brother, and when he took John to rehab for the third time, there was a young journalist making a story for the newspaper she worked for.
The journalist got interested when she saw two brothers walk in, one in addiction and the other one a normal young man, and asked Zack and John for permission to ask a few questions, and write about them in her coloumn.
She asked John: “How did you end up on this wrong path?”
John replied: “We had an abusive father. He was a drug addict and used to hit us all the time. He always hurt our mother and ruined our lives. What would you expect from me when my role model was this father, I became exactly like him?”
The journalist then asked Zack: “You are from the same family. You have seen and been in all these horrific situations. Why didn’t you become like your father?”
Zack replied: “My father was my role model in my successful life. I just looked at it differently. Every bad thing he did to us and himself, I avoided doing. I made sure that I would never become like my father. We can’t choose to be born in a healthy society, but we can choose to come out of wrong, even if we have the worst role models.”
Dear Friends don’t forget to read my books.
best and worst
blessed and cursed
so it goes
all the way back to the land of nod
how odd
milk and honey
even took forty years dear.
Appreciate the share of your wonderful poetry.🌷
Thanks a million, Ned.🌷
True story!
Kind regards
Appreciate your kindness, Rob.🌷
Your story clearly lays out that we have choices and choose how we will respond to adversity. Well done.
Thanks so much dear.🌷
A good moral lesson
Appreciate it dear.🌷
My pleasure
A pertinent explanation Laleh …
Thanks so much Ivor for your kind visit.🌷
“homo faber fortunae suae” (ogni uomo è artefice della sua fortuna);
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That was a beautiful quote. Thanks lovely 😘
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Beutiful 🙂
Thank you dear.🌷
We can choose how we react to the things that happen to us. that is the key towho we become and why. Another good story Laleh.
Means a lot Anne. Happy spring.🐣🐥
Another excellent story with a moral from you, Laleh. Thank you for sharing your gift for storytelling with us.
You’re always there to spread brightness with your kind words, Janet.🌺
What a remarkable story and message as always Laleh!
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You’re amazing.❤️
Oh you’re sweet.. That’s what I think of you! 💞
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There are always good role models in the world but unfortunately not much followers .
Nice post
Love you.
This story makes me sad. It’s sits with me! This is my mother and her siblings. 2 came out “normal” while mine followed her mothers footsteps and let alcohol run her life.
So sorry to hear that, my dear friend.
I similarly remember my father for being the imperfect person who always reminded me to handle life in my own way. I could never have emulated his smoking, drinking… if I wanted to succeed later.
Thank you so much for sharing your comment dear.🌷
buongiorno
un saluto dall’Italia
Good day dear friend from Italy.🌷
GRAZIE.
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😉 BUON WE
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UN CARO SALUTO
Good day my dear friend.🌷
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You hit home right there. I have twin daughters that are complete opposites. Choices….. 💗
God bless your twins, beautiful.💕
So true. We need to take responsibility for life’s choices we intend to make. Well done Lelah. Blessings to you as the New Year unfolds.
Best wishes for you too my dear friend.🙏❤️