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The Devil Inside, the Donkey and the Ghost


The Devil Inside, the Donkey and the Ghost

A donkey was tied to a tree. One night a ghost cut the rope and released the donkey.

The donkey went and destroyed the crops on a farmer's land. Infuriated, the farmer's wife shot the donkey and killed it.

The donkey's owner was devastated at the loss. In reply, he shot dead the farmer's wife.

Angered by his wife's death, the farmer took a sickle and killed the donkey's owner.

The wife of the donkey's owner got so angry that she and her sons set the farmer's house on fire.

The farmer, looking at his house turned into ashes, went ahead and killed both the wife and children of that donkey's owner.

Finally, when the farmer was full of regret, he asked the ghost why did it kill them all?

The ghost replied, "I killed nobody. I just released a donkey that was tied to a rope. It is all of you who released the devil within you which resulted in everything bad that happened."

Today the media has become like the ghost. It keeps releasing donkeys daily. People react and argue with each other, and hurt each other, without even having a second thought.

In the end, the media dodges all responsibilities. So, it's our responsibility not to react to every donkey released by the media and to preserve our relationship with our friends and relatives.

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  1. VIJAYA BHASKARA REDDY R2 May 2024 at 19:01

    Very sensible story. Shows how irresponsible is the media and how gullible is the public.

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