"Pick a Word, Paint a Story #08" Friend
Once upon a time, two friends met at the University; their names were Ability and John.
Ability was raised by a single parent; his father died when he was two years old. His mother labored greatly to raise him all by herself as his uncles turned their backs on him. She indulged in provision shop business to support herself and her son, and it was her foremost dream to train Ability at the university.
John, on the other hand, was raised by both his parents, and they were middle-class people. John never lacked the necessities of life.
These two friends met in a lecture hall, but what endeared them to each other was their intelligence. They both contributed effectively to the interactive class that was held. After the class, they exchanged pleasantries and expressed their desire to befriend each other.
Ability did not have an apartment of his own, and John offered to help by inviting him to come stay with him in his apartment. Ability moved in John's, and these two friends had the best of their moments as they studied, ate, and played together. Their friendship brought them good grades in school.
One day, their friendship was put to the test as they met a beautiful girl by the name of Pretty. They Both liked pretty, but pretty only liked Ability; John became embittered and envious of Ability. John hated his friend he once loved so much because a girl loved him. Ability noticed the bitterness and spoke with him about it and wanted to know what the problem was, but John didn't open up to him; he rather held grudges against Ability.
One day, John's bitterness led him to poison his friend. Sadly Ability died. When Ability's mother heard the bad news, she was devastated and cried unconsolingly.
John was arrested when the autopsy said Ability died of poisoning since he was the prime suspect. After much interrogation, John confessed that he poisoned Ability because Pretty loved him instead. John was imprisoned for murder.
To Ability's mother, it was as if her world had ended because her light had become dead. But she later received good news: Pretty was pregnant for Ability, and she later gave birth to a son who resembled Ability.
John spent the rest of his life in prison.
The Lesson: We should not be embittered by the achievements of our friends, Even when we think we should have accomplished their success instead. We should be happy for our friends when they succeed, Even when they find love.
We should not hold grudges against our friends even if they wrong us. We should rather talk to our friends about our anger and settle amicably.
True friendship is based on unconditional love, not on envy or improper jealousy.
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A lot of buddies break up with each other because of the romances. John and Ability continue their genuine friendship, but John's jealousy ruins their friendship.
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