THE VALUE OF A PERSON
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This story is a very important advice regarding the value of a person.
The council consists of different parts of the human body that compete for the power to control the entire human body.
Once upon a time, members of the human body council met in order to choose a leader. Each member introduced himself to explain the role he played in the entire human body.
The Hand also announced, ‘ I want to be the leader because it is I who helps the man. If provoked, I can defend the human body by administering shots. The head should be strong. If someone is sick, I make him eat. If you need to cut something, you use me.
The members said to the Hand, ‘You cannot be our leader because you slap people, you hit people and you touch everything. Therefore, we do not give you the power.’
The Eyes spoke up, asking for power. He said, ‘We make it possible for people to move around, read, and see the light of day.’
The members replied to the Eyes, ‘Look, you are hungry, you are thieves, you look at the neighbor's wife, diamond in a package, and other people’s money. You cannot be a leader.’ Other members refused.
The Foot in turn told the members, ‘I want to be the leader because I move people from one place to another.’
The members said to the Foot, ‘Foot, you perform karate, you kick people, you are always hidden in the shoe. You do not deserve to be our leader.’
The Knee said, ‘I want to be the leader because, if someone wants to pray, he kneels.’
The members said to the Knee, ‘You are hidden under people’s clothing. You cannot be our leader.’
The Mouth said, ‘I want to be the leader because, when I go to the Senate, I will speak for you.’
The members said to the Mouth, ‘You Mouth are provocative. You do not have self-control. You insult people, you accuse people falsely. You cannot be our leader.’
There remained only one member, and that was the Anus. He told members that he also wanted to be chief.
The members became very angry and told the Anus that, even if the power was given to every other member, they could not give it to the Anus.
Anus said, ‘You will all know that I am the head. I will go home and you shall seek me.’ The Anus went home and closed his door.
The other members stayed to party. The Hand took the food and gave to the Mouth. The very happy Mouth ate joyfully. She sent it to the Stomach and the Stomach was happy to receive the food. Man walked around without any problem. The Feet moved smoothly.
The first day passed, the man was well. The second day, things still went well, as well as the third day. However, on the fourth day, oh oh oh, the man's belly was bloated. His eyes were puffy, his hands and feet were shaking. The man was unable to move.
On the fifth day, the members decided to seek the Anus at his house. When they arrived at Mr. Anus’ house, they said to him, ‘Anus, it is you who should be our leader, we came to hand power over to you.’ Therefore, Anus accepted the offer.
He pressed the first button, the man let out some gas. The man begins to move his hands and feet and they asked the man, how are you now? The man replied, ‘I feel better.’ Mr. Anus pressed the second button, and the man was able to empty his bowel and felt comfortable.
Moral:
Dear friends, really, all members of the body are very important and each member plays an important role in the life of a person. The foot cannot say to the eye, ‘You are not important.’ The hand cannot say to the head, ‘That does not matter.’ All members perform useful functions.
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