it’s funny how the world goes round
one day, a farmer was planting seeds when a silver sparrow came to him and started singing the most beautiful tune he has ever heard. the silver sparrow was delighted to find someone who appreciated her voice. thus, everyday before sunset the sparrow will look for the farmer to sing him a tune.
once, the sparrow was injured and couldn’t fly to meet the farmer for three days. in these three days the farmer became frustrated and complained to his best friend that he couldn’t hear the beautiful tune from the beautiful sparrow anymore. his best friend shrugged and replied, "oh well, no matter how beautiful it was, i don’t think it was as beautiful as the golden sparrow i saw at the mountain top, it had golden silk feathers and it sang the most beautiful tune i have ever heard." after hearing this, the farmer started to wonder about the beauty of the golden sparrow.
the silver sparrow finally recovered and happily flew to look for the farmer to sing him his favourite song, however, after singing the farmer sadly said, "it’s no use, no matter how beautiful your song is, I think that the golden sparrow’s song will be much more beautiful…" The silver sparrow was hurt, she then flew around the farmer three times as a sign of farewell.
however, while the silver sparrow flew away, the farmer noticed that while the golden rays of the setting sun reflected on the silver sparrow, it was the golden sparrow his best friend was talking about, the farmer wept…
it’s funny how we always take for granted of things that we shouldn’t have, and how much we hope to turn back the hands of time. should we blame it on pure stupidity or natural ignorance?
