Greediness

15-12-21
Wednesday
3:30 pm
#74

There are two friends, Meco, and vulcy. They are what we call a perfect match. They were made for each other. Why are they so perfect together? Just because they were both poor like a church rat.

It's not that they are lazy, but it was most likely a curse. They both had handwork. One was a vulcanizer, while the other was a mechanic. These are handworks some people do and have success in it. They had no bank account, the little they make a day, they spend it on food.

One day, they both decided to find a way out of their problem. They just decided to give it one more trial, because they had gone to several places to seek for help, but nothing came out of it.

This time around, they both agreed to go and seek help from an herbalist. Their plan was to do money ritual. Though they know the consequences, but they cared no more. What has being faithful and loyal brought to them? "they said".

In the morning before they went to seek the herbalist for help. The Vulcanizer warned the other friend of the possible consequence of what they were about to do. Below was their conversation

Vulcy: Meco!

Meco: yes?

Vulcy: one part of me, does not support what we want to go and do.

Meco: what do you mean? After we agreed to go and see baba.

Vulcy: I don't just know why I'm feeling this way

Meco: what don't you understand. See we have suffered enough, let's go and make this money. Worst case, he would tell us to bring money, or goat, or kola nut.

Vulcy: and where will you get those?

Meco: we'll borrow and pay back later.

Vulcy: Alright.

They both dressed up and went to meet the herbalist.

When they got there, they told the herbalist of their problem. And the herbalist then told them that there is only one solution to their problem, and it is quite difficult.

He told them that one of them will have to be used as a sacrifice so that the other person will be rich. They were both shocked. You mean one of us will have to die, so the other can be rich "vulcy asked". Yes, my son "the herbalist replied".

Immediately vulcy stood up and told Meco to follow him.

Vulcy: Meco let's go. I'm not doing this again. I know there will surely be a clause.

(Meco stood up and agreed with vulcy. And they both left)

Vulcy never knew Meco had it in mind to go back and see the herbalist. Meco was too desperate to be rich. He fooled vulcy and said he wanted to go get something from the market, whereas it was the herbalist's place he went.

He got back to the shrine and told the herbalist that he is ready to do the ritual. Then the herbalist gave him the charm to put in his friend's food. The herbalist gave Meco a warning to make sure his friend eats the charm within 24 hours, if not he will be the one to die.

On getting home, Meco prepared a plate of rice and added the charm to it. Hungry Vulcy who was just coming from his shop with no money came in and saw the plate of rice. "Meco definitely made this food for me," vulcy said.

As he was about to put the first spoon in his mouth, he got a call that they needed him in a seminar to teach some people about his work, and he will be paid $2,000. On hearing the $2000, he dropped the spoon in his hands and jumped and shouted.

Meco who was watching him from a corner ran in and said what happened. Vulcy explained and immediately took his bag and started going to see the man.

Meco: come and eat your food first

Vulcy: I will be late, I'll come back and eat it.

Meco: at least eat a spoon

Vulcy did not even wait to hear what he had to say. Meco began to fear. It's 12 hours already after the herbalist gave him the charm. And according to the herbalist, he was going to die if vulcy doesn't eat the food.

He kept the food expecting vulcy to return and eat it. But unfortunately, vulcy called him that he won't be coming home for two days because of the business contract he got.

Meco knew that was his end, and couldn't rest. He wrote a letter down in anticipation of his death and in the letter, he explained to vulcy how greediness made him go back to the herbalist to do money ritual but wasn't successful because vulcy didn't eat the food. Exactly after 24 hours after Meco collected the charm, he gave up the ghost.

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Closing thought

Greediness always yields to a bad result. If Meco didn't go back to betray vulcy, he would still be alive. Also, he would have enjoyed the money together with vulcy. But he ended up in a bad way due to greediness.

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