WISDOM PAYS

Once upon a time,there lived a boy named Daniel.He was seventeen years old and a school drop out because his mother was no longer able to raise money to pay his fees.His father passed away many years ago and his mother was left alone to care for him.Daniel quit schooling and began helping his mother in the market instead. His mother was a petty trader,she hardly made enough gain to feed herself and her son, Daniel. Daniel and his hardworking mother never stopped believing that things would get better for them someday.
  One day,Tony,who was together with Daniel in school met Daniel on the way. To Daniel's surprise,Tony had totally changed. "Is this you,Tony?" Daniel asked. "Yes Daniel, it's me" Tony replied."I am now a rich guy" He added."Wow!How did you do it?" Daniel questioned. "It was an easy task. There's this place a friend took me to,the man there only prepared a soap and gave to me, he instructed that i use it at night when I'm about to sleep. I did as he instructed and I got the results in three days.I started making money." Tony explained."You mean just a soap?"Daniel asked."Yes,just it",Tony replied. "I guess I'll try it.Do you still live close to the school?" Daniel inquired."No.We moved to the next street.The third building on the right side."Tony answered. "Okay,i will come over tomorrow or next, so we can go together to the place." Daniel said."Okay bro." Tony said."Alright, i need to get going, my mother will be waiting for me.Bye Tony."Daniel said as he bid Tony goodbye and they parted ways.
   When Daniel got home, he explained everything to his mother."Daniel,my child, I know you really want us to get out of our present condition, but this is not the right way.There is a better and safer way for us to beat poverty. This is not a clean source.People who follow this road often end up having regrets."Daniel's mother explained "But mother,Tony looks okay and he is enjoying his money without regrets.This would really help us." Daniel countered. "I am your mother,I can't stop you from making a positive achievement. This is not positive so i can not let you do it my son." His mother said with a soft voice."Okay mother."Daniel concluded.
The next day,Daniel was prepared to leave the house."Daniel,where are you going to?" His mother asked. "I'm going to visit Joshua.I won't stay long mother." He lied. His mother urged him to be careful and bid him goodbye. Daniel got to Tony's place as fast as he could and they both went to get the soap. Daniel got the soap successfully.Daniel was more happy when he got home because his mother was away,probably in the market already, doing business. This gave him the space to find a place to hide the soap.He began to use the soap right from that night.He was expecting to see results in three days. His mother was not suspicious of anything because Daniel normally had a cold bath before going to bed.
   On a fateful day,Daniel's mother was feeling sick so Daniel had to go to the market alone.Daniel made a lot of sales in the market and he was very happy. After he was done selling, he rushed home happily to show his mother the money he made.Daniel was shocked at the sight of his mother lying dead on the floor with blood stains on the floor.From his observation, it was clear to him that she vomitted blood before giving up.Daniel became empty. The one person he has been fighting for was now dead. These happened three days after he began using the soap.Daniel was able to recall that he was to see results in three days.He made so much money today and he lost his mother,these two incidents were the results of the soap.Daniel remembered his mother's warning,"People who follow this road end up having regrets.".Tears rolled down his cheeks immediately. "If i had known,I would have listened to my mother and the old man I met on my way to Tony's house when he said-A word is enough for the wise"He said to himself.
From that time onwards, Daniel lived in luxury but also with regrets.He never had peace of mind.