Origins: The Man in the Moon
This story comes from Laos in Southeast Asia. Story source: Laos Folk-Lore by Katherine Neville Fleeson (1899).
The Man in the Moon really grabbed my attention. The overall theme tells the story of a man who is never content and is constantly wanting a change. The Man in the Moon is a great reminder of the rule, you get what you get, and you don't throw a fit. The blacksmith continues to complain about everything and the wise man is running out of things to let the blacksmith turn into. In the beginning the blacksmith's work was too warm and he wanted to become apart of the mountain because it was cooler. Eventually he was unhappy as a mountain side, and wanted to be a stone cutter. The wise man was laughing at this point, but yet again made him a stone cutter. Of course being a stone cutter was too hard and the man's feet were tired. Then he became the sun, because he wanted to be warm. Then he became the moon, and missed being a blacksmith. But the wise man had changed him so many times, that the man stayed as the moon for forever. The blacksmith learned a valuable lessen that you shouldn't take the life you have for granted. When we find ourselves comparing our lives to others we miss the opportunity to be grateful for what we already have. The one thing I want to remember to take away and include in my own story is that there should always be a lesson to be learn.
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