narrative, the story of love

THE STORY OF LOVE

Once upon a time, there was a small island where LOVE, WEALTH, BEAUTY, SADNESS, JOY, and many others lived next to each other happily, respectfully, and equipping to one another. But one day, a massive hurricane dashed the island and the sea tide started to come in. That small island was about to sink. All the occupants of the island got panicked. “Help.. Help...” They ran here and there. They tried rashly to survive and got out of the island.

LOVE was totally perplexed because she had no boat and she couldn’t swim. “Oh my God, how can I leave this island? I have no boat and can’t swim.” So she stood on the beach side, trying to look for a help. Meanwhile, the tide of the sea getting higher and started to reach her legs. It was WEALTH rowing his boat. “Her, who’s that in the boat?”

“WEALTH! WEALTH! Please help me! I have no boat and I can’t swim. Help me please, WEALTH… let me get into your boat.” LOVE screamed desperately to her neighbor.

But WEALTH, the richest in the neighborhood, replied, “Oh, I’m sorry, LOVE. My boat is full of my treasures and belongings. I can’t take you in, or my boat will sink. There’s no more place for you in my boat after all.” Then he hurriedly rowed his boat away from the island, leaving his agonized neighbor.

LOVE was very sad, “Oh no! This island will sink soon. How can I get help?” But then she saw JOY was passing by with her boat. JOY was singing her favorite song. “JOY! Help me, please…!” LOVE shouted for help. But JOY was too joyful to find that boat that she couldn’t hear hr neighbor’s scream. Her own happiness made her deaf to her surroundings. She went away as the water now was reaching LOVE’s waits. LOVE was getting panicked. “Oh God, help me please, this water’s get higher and higher.” Suddenly she saw BEAUTY, rowing her beautiful boat.

“My dear, BEAUTY, please take me with you! I’m sinking here,” bagged LOVE. “BEAUTY, I know your face is as beautiful as your heart. Help me please…”

But surprisingly, BEAUTY answered, “My God, LOVE, you’re so wet and dirty. I can’t take you into my boat because you’ll dirt this beautiful boat. You know I hate dirtiness. Bye LOVE, so sorry I can’t help.” That boat went away from the island as well.

LOVE was even sadder and started to sob. “What was my fault? Why everyone forgets me?” And as she looked to the sea, she saw SADNESS floating on a raft. LOVE miserably begged, “Oh SADNESS, please take me with you..” sadly, SADNESS said while rowing his raft away, “I’m sorry LOVE, I’m sad now, and I will always be like this. I just want to be alone. I don’t want anyone accompany me. Let me alone.”

LOVE was now totally desperate. Nobody cared about her. She felt the sea is sinking her in no time, but she kept on hoping that there would be someone to save her. She then prayed to God, “My Lord, please help me, what would world be without me, without LOVE..?”

And in that critical time, LOVE suddenly heard a voice, “LOVE, get into my boat now! Hurry! You’re sinking!”

LOVE turned over to that voice and saw a very old man with long beard was rowing his boat to her. Undoubtedly, LOVE jumped into that boat right before a huge wave swapped her down. The old man then brought LOVE to the nearest island before he took off.

At that time, LOVE just realized that she knew nothing at all about that kind old man who rescued her. She then asked someone, “Who was that old kind man who had helped me? Do you know him?”

“Oh, that old man? He’s the TIME,” he said.

Then LOVE asked curiously, “But why did he rescue me? I don’t know him, even my friends and my neighbors who know me well didn’t help me.”

“Hmm... Because it’s only the TIME who knows how much the real value of LOVE is…” that man replied as he vanished, leaving LOVE who’s now starring at the sea.