Christmas after 4 long years but .....

Submitted into Contest #283 in response to: Write a story about someone’s first Christmas after a major life change.... view prompt

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Creative Nonfiction Drama High School

it goes .... ....

there was a guy who wanted to get married , so he slogged long hours at work , searching for the next profitable chance to chalk up more savings ..... ... but in the end it went up in clouds ....

he could not save any cash after working for 8 straight years , his loved ones was at his sight . The final straw came when he could not make any sales , he stopped working .

Slowly his loved ones left him 1 by 1 , he ended up distraught .

He was placed in a shelter for the homeless eventually . He spent 2 years at the shelter sometimes without meals to get by . He could only rely on rations.

eventually in the end , he gotten a flat of his own . The very first Christmas , he had to clear the toilet bowls cos the people he invited to his accommodation choked the toilet bowl .

the Last 2 years he was left stranded in a medical facility cos nobody wanted to go close to him , he mentioned he did not want to work .

he went to 3 shelter previously and was not accepted , he eventually got 1 under catholic home . he make some friends there and knew a female social worker , they grew very close .

during the 2 years at the shelter , he went hopping from jobs but most of them doesn't make eventually ... his time spent working was not fruitful , again he stopped working for a few months .

he grew broke and could only survived on rations ... he spent his days at the public park - reading and listening to his carefully curated playlists ... nobody knew what to do at the centre ..

as years go by now , he started to mend his ties with his immediate family and things became better but he was still without a stable job , freelancing around .

he spent 4 years away from home ... went hungry numerous times , though now his abode is rented , he is very glad he has a place to seek shelter from the harsh surroundings .

he spent his first organized Christmas plumbing a choked toilet system ... not bad , but he is still quite glad he got a place of his own.

he was usually selfish and calculative previously , the 4 years out - away from home . He learned to give and give without returns ...

he grew quite popular while he was away from home .

From a conceited taker to a popular giver , i believed his karma has changed for the better .

as the saying goes , when u learn to give , learn to give without asking for returns ... kekekeke ...it was a long harsh journey til he gotten his rented flat but i believed it was all worth in .... ...

he is in his 40s but looked under 30s , probably the karma of giving ....

going hungry numerous times , going hungry to bed was usual .... he grew from experiences .... from a Asian point of view , everyone needs food and he believes nobody should go to bed hungry .

Now , he is committed to feeding the hungry around him and the world . Not all that great , he is a smoker but he still needs food ... kekkekek ...

while out , he received many helping hands getting by ... many are criminals but there was always a good side to everyone .

Never judge a book by its cover .

Nobody should go to bed hungry.

Giver sleeps better and Taker eats better .

When u give , don't expect anything in returns ,

be effective while giving .... when u do good , don't waste time .

some of the things he learned when away from home ,

if it is the second storey , take the stairs .

never save on mattress while shopping .

Do not start up a restaurant business , it is doom for failure .

the overheads running F&B biz will definitely kill .

The best Christmas gift he received was all these life-hacks that made him today , nothing monetary ...

the journey was rough but well worth the effort , can do !

Merry Xmas ... !

even though now he is in another neighborhood , he is still trying to survive ... not exactly what he was looking at but life seems able to go by ...

during the years he was not working , he could only afford basic food necessities and free mobile games . surprisingly he played mobile legend for 10 years , his skill was superb . It was honed from his jobless life and getting by on basic food and rations .

he emerged a skilled player globally .

during all these while , he could only surf the web mindlessly , then came another outstanding stuff , he had accumulated up to about 10 000 followers on social media , he was a guy and his account was basically spoofing .... kekeke kekke ...

Not all was lost , he was sort of like a micro-influencer and a globally recognized mobile legend casual player . this was in the advanced mode for better off world wide players . he got his own circle of friends which was not mainstreamed to be exact . kekekek

the neighborhood now is still noisy but i think he had accumulated a vast amount of experience strolling around in his country .

came the issues , his neighbors , most of them was not receptive of strangers or ideas .

another Christmas came , he donated about 100 meals to Africa community , til now he still believes in the mantra : Nobody should go to bed hungry ; and he is still standing by this :

giver always sleep better

givers better have a limit cos takers got none ...

tough nut to crack .

getting by nowadays , life is fun after all .

everyday is another learning opportunity .

Rwar ....

he still miss his beloved .

Merry X mas and a Happy New Year ... ... !

he has now cultivated a habit of treating himself with love ... enjoying food good for his health and learning new stuffs everyday .

he has vowed to learnt at least 3 new stuffs everyday .

days can be quite mindless , always be on the lookout to learn ,

u become smarter .

the connections among neurons , many know him and he has changed .

he is still on the look out for the hungry - looking out for the hungry , your everyday common dude and i am not in a cape .

he believes in feeding the hungry when they needs it .

Signed off ,

Zhou .

December 28, 2024 07:57

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