The old man and the happiness - a short story

The old man and the happiness - Short story

The old man and the happiness - a short story

     Once upon a time, an old man was living in a faraway village, he felt himself the saddest man on earth, so that all the inhabitants of the village got sick of him, because he was always frustrated, and did not stop complaining and complaining, not a day passed without seeing him in a bad mood.

    The older he got, the worse his speech got worse and more negative... The villagers avoided him as much as possible, his misfortune became contagious. It is impossible for anyone to keep his happiness close to him. He was spreading feelings of sadness and unhappiness to everyone around him.

     However, one day, when the old man was eighty years old, something strange happened, there was a strange rumor began to spread: - “The old man is happy today, he does not complain about anything, there is a smile on his face, and even his features have brightened and changed!”

     The villagers gathered at the old man's house, - "What happened to you?" , they asked him.  - "Nothing matters – the old man answered- I have spent 80 years of my life chasing happiness in vain. Then I decided to live without it, and just enjoy my life, that's why I'm happy now!".