kasirothwrites

[kasirothwrites]

is it cynical to think that people are only nice because they want to be given attention and be praised? that the only reason they are kind is to feel as if they're better than those around them? to elevate themselves in their minds, and look down upon those who can't see through their mask?

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Zombie Kid

A baby boy was born in a small village. He had pale skin and large eyes. While raising the boy, his mother naturally came to the realization that he had no feelings whatsoever. All he had was a desire to eat, like a zombie. So his mother locked him up in the basement so that the villagers wouldn't see him. And every night, she stole livestock from her neighbors to feed him.

That’s how she raised him in secret. One night, she'd steal a chicken. The next day, she'd steal a pig.

A number of years passed like that. Then one day, an epidemic broke out. It left the remaining animals dead, and it also killed many people. Those who survived the epidemic  left the village. But the mother couldn't leave her son all alone. And to appease her son crying of hunger, she cut off one leg of hers and gave it to him. After that, it was her arm. She gave him all her limbs.

When she was left with nothing but her torso, she embraced her son for the last time to let him devour what was left of her. With his both arms, the boy tightly held his mothers torso and spoke for the first time in life. "Mom. You're... so warm."

What did the boy really want? Satiating his hunger? Or feeling his mothers warmth?

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The Boy Who Fed On Nightmares

"Ahhhhhhhhh!"

The boy woke up from another awful nightmare. Bad memories from the past that he wanted to forget were replayed in his dreams every night and haunted him nonstop. The boy was terrified of falling asleep. So one day, he went to the witch and begged. "Please get rid of all my bad memories so that I won't have a nightmare again. Then I will do everything you ask."

Years went by, and the boy became an adult. He no longer had nightmares. But for some strange reason, he wasn't happy at all. One night, a blood moon filled the night sky, and the witch finally showed up again to take what he had promised in return for granting his wish. And he shouted at her with so much resentment. "All my bad memories are gone. But why...Why can't I become happy?"

Then the witch took his soul as they had promised and told him this, "Hurtful, painful memories. Memories of deep regrets. Memories of hurting others and being hurt. Memories of being abandoned. Only those with such memories buried in their hearts can become stronger, more passionate, and emotionally flexible. And only those can attain happiness. So don't forget any of it. Remember it all and overcome it. If you don't overcome it, you'll always be a kid whose soul never grows.”