The Unlucky Man

Once there was a man who lived in a beautiful log cabin.
He seemed to have everything but

was never happy. The man believed it was because he was unlucky (but in fact it was
because he was bored.)
One day he had enough and he went to a very old and wise woman to find out why he was
not lucky. The old and wise woman thought about it and told him he must visit God and ask
him that question. "Where do I find God?" The man asked.
"Travel to the West until you reach the end of the world and there you will find God," said
the Old woman. So the man set off to find God and ask why he was not lucky. He walked for
a day, he walked for a week, he walked for a month and he even walked for a year until he
came to a clearing which was surrounded by wolves.
One one side were these strong and vicious looking wolves. On the other was a small
scrawny wolf. The man decided to walk towards the scrawny wolf. As he passed the wolf
asked. "Where are you going?" "I am going to visit God and ask him why I have no luck,"
answered the Man. "Interesting. If you find him can you please ask why I am not as strong
and as vicious as my brothers," asked the Wolf. "Of course." The man answered and he
walked off. He walked for a day, he walked for a week, he walked for a month, he walked
for a year until he got to a beautiful forest. The trees were vast and stretched far up into
the sky but in a small clearing was a short leafless tree with wimpy branches. As the man
walked by the tree called out, "Excuse me where are you going?" "I am going to visit God
and ask him why I have no luck." "Fascinating. If you find God can you ask him why I am
not as tall and strong as my brothers," the tree asked. "Of course," answered the man and
he walked off. He walked until he came to a small blue house.. From inside the house came
the most beautiful woman the man had ever seen, the man told his story and at the end
the woman asked, "That is a lovely story. If you find God can you ask him why I am so
lonley?" "Of course I can," answered the man. Then he went to bed. The next day he set off
and walked to the West. He walked until finally he reached the end of the world. There
sitting on cloud, fishing, was God. The man called out, "Excuse me. But God can you tell me
why I have no luck." God looked up and said, "You have all the luck you need. It is all
around you, you just don't notice it. Be more observant and you will find your luck." This
made sense to the man and he began to ask the other questions he had promised but God
just raised his hand, "There is no need to ask the questions. I already know what they are
for I know everything." God whispered the answers into the man's ear. The man thanked
God and began to walk home. He arrived first at the beautiful woman's house and knocked
on the door. The woman was overjoyed to see him and asked him for her answer. "God
told me why you are so lonely. You must get married." "Of course. It makes sense. Will you
marry me?" The woman asked the man. "I am sorry I can not for I must find my luck. But
the first nice man I see, I will send back to you," answered the man. With that he continued
home until he reached the beautiful forest. The small tree saw him and asked for his
answer. "The reason you are small and have no leaves is because buried beneath your
roots is a chest full of gold. It is blocking you from recieving nutrients." "Of course, that
makes sense. Please, some workmen left shovels over there. If you dig up the chest, you
can keep the gold inside," said the tree.
"I am sorry, I can not. For I must find my luck. But the first strong man I see, I shall send
back," replied the man and with that he continued on his way home. He reached the
clearing of the wolves and the small scrawny wolf asked him for his answer. "The reason
you are small and scrawny is because you do not eat enough. You must eat the first big
stupid animal you see." And the wolf did.
The moral of the story is to look the world in a positive way and find good things in it.We should be
the content with what we have. Appreciate the small things in life rather than fretting over your luck.

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Once there was a man who lived in a beautiful log cabin.

He seemed to have everything but

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