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There is a law in the world that should never be broken. The grown-ups in the world have agreed that all children in the world have the right to be born and to live in this world with love in their hearts. From the time when people on the Earth celebrated year 2000 and the new Millennium, the Annus Horribilis have manifested – year after a year it has been so terrible that many children in the world have had their hearts broken and even stolen. Children have died in plenty because of the brutality between humans.

Eight years after the celebration of year 2000 has been the worst years with even storms, hurricanes, tornados and fires, and of course old fashion wars where adults are shooting and killing each other have taken place. The worst thing this year, 2008, was the fact that banks were running out of money. Grown-ups told themselves that mountains of money were melting away.

For a child this was very confusing and very sad news. The water of money could never be drinkable. This was a big shock and a crack, and grown-ups started to look even more worried and confused.

It was this year, year 2008, that people in all corners of the world started to react. They looked in all directions to try to find solutions. Thanks to all the computers in the world they were able to get in touch with each other. They started to make friends in all directions of the world. The internet was like a fragile spiderweb where grown-ups started to snick-snack about the very important issue: “- We have to save the world! We have to make the world a better place for our children – for everyone!”

For a child this was good news, but still very confusing.
“What about me? What about my heart and my dreams?”

“Yes, exactly! We are doing it for you”, said the grown-ups,
“We are busy saving the world, please, do not disturb us!”

In shock the child left. Went out in the forest. I will never go back and disturb them, but I will leave it all and find out what is going on out there”, the child told its heart.

Where ever the child came, the world was the same. Grown-ups were talking and chatting about the need to save the world. Nothing else mattered. They had only one thing on their mind.

One day this lonely child came to a small village in a remote corner of the world.

“What are you doing?” asked the child.
“Nothing!”, was the answer.
“Are you not busy saving the world?”,
asked the child with an amazed expression in the face.
“No!!!
It is a too big challenge for us.
We do not have the time", explained the grown-ups.

“You see. We are busy telling stories to our children. We are telling stories too soften their hearts so they can better see the beauty in the small things. Not only one thing a day, but in plenty. We are trying to feed our children with a story a day to remind them about all the good things in life. We are so busy that we do not even have time to fight with our lazy neighbours!"

The child smiled. Closed its eyes and said:
“Thank you, I have reached the place!”


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