There used to live a boy,
abandoned and alone.
Everyday he wondered, which grave sin he had committed, for which he had to atone.
He lived a life full of sadness and contempt, yet he never cried for he believed good days lied ahead, if he tried.
He always worked hard, hoping for a future full of stars, that shined as bright as a lamp in the dark.
He was a stranger to love, for it was something he had never felt.
As a result, he was unaware of what it truly meant.
Then one day as he walked on an empty road, he witnessed a dog withering in pain with its legs that were painfully sprained.
The little kid reached for the poor creature, not knowing what to do.
He pulled out a bandage and tended to the dog's wound without any time to lose.
The dog looked at him with pure happiness in its eyes, for it was the boy without whom he wouldn't have survived.
As the boy went his course, the dog followed from behind.
The same boy who didn't know of love, for the first time in his life realised what it truly meant to be kind.
As the streets grew dark, it was time for the little boy to head home, except this time he was happy: as he was no longer alone, for he had finally found a companion, to truly call his own.
*MORAL: Life can be sad and lonely at times, but with the gift of kindness and good company, it can be made truly worth living.*
-Tarun
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