Monday, June 19, 2006,11:27 PM
Once upon a time, a young man wanted to go in search of a beautiful place dat he heard, which is filled with beautiful things like flowers, rainbows, pple laughing and many others. As his heart was feeling lonely and empty, he wanted to find this place, to see if it could bring him some joy. But sadly, he forgot to ask wat was the name of that place. Having only juz a rough impression of it, he set on a journey to find this miraculous place.
After walking for a short distance, he met a wise old man. He described the place to the old man, and asked if he knows where that place is. The old man replied: "Juz walk straight, you will pass by 5 different small towns. After u passed the 5th town, u would have reached that place u are looking for." After thanking the old man, he continued walking straight.
Not long after, he saw the outskirts of a small town. He turned to look at the townboard, and it stated 'Town of Hope'. When he entered the town, all he saw were temples, churches, mosques and wishing wells. All the pple were either praying and hoping for something, or throwing coins into the wells and wishing for sumting nice to happen to them. All of them had hopeful expressions on their faces, hoping that wateva they wished for will come true. Not wanting to waste time, he hurried on to find the 2nd town.
A short distance away from the 1st town, he saw another town. This time, the townboard wrote 'Town of Disappointment'. Entering the town, everyone he saw were juz sitting ard doing nothing, either crying, staring into space, or drowning bottles after bottles of beer. The expressions on their face were that of gloom and disappointment, a vast difference from the 1st town. Curious as to wat happened, he still didnt want to waste time, so he walked on to the exit of the town.
As he continued walking along the small path, he reached the 3rd town soon after. This time, the townboard stated 'Town of Uncertainty'. The pple in it were all behaving weirdly. Some walked left, b4 abruptly turning right. Some did the opposite. Some chose things they wanted to buy, but in the end leaving the shops without buying anything. None of them seemed sure of wat they wanted to do or say. Their expressions were that of confusion, some even resembling walking zombies. Feeling abit scared in this town, he hurried on without looking ard.
The next town he came to was juz as bad as the previous one. It was known as the 'Town of Sadness'. All the pple in there looked sad and miserable, and the whole place was dark and gloomy. Nobody smiled or laughed. Salty tears filled the whole river. Not wanting to stay there long, he faster ran to the exit.
Finally, he came to the last town. Looking at the town board, it said 'Town of Happiness'. This town was a vast difference from the previous 4 towns.Everyone there was laughing and playing and enjoying themselves. Smiles were on all of their faces. He felt really happy there, and nearly didnt want to leave. But knowing that the place he was looking for is juz nearby, he pressed on.
Finally, a short distance after leaving the last town, he saw the place he was looking for. The place full of joy, happiness, warmth and laughter. The place that resembles heaven on earth. The name of the place, he finally knew, was called the 'Town of Love'.
