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After a long time of staring right at the map and to the woods that seems everywhere is exactly the same, Bel knows that he was lost. The map isn’t working for him, cause the place was not marked anywhere on the map. The sun hanged in the middle of the day, and it seems like it didn\'t move an inch since it ever reached the top. The woods felt dead to him, for there was no sound but the sound of the wind blows through the leaves.
Bel sat done under a tree and rested for a few minutes, then he got to his feet again. This time he put his map inside of his backpack and just randomly chosen a direction to go. He went on for an hour or so, for the time had frozen in here: the sun was still at the very top of the sky. He now has no idea where and when he was at this point. He felt more hopeless the further he went. Each step became heavier and he became more faintness. Each breath he made was less powerful than the previous. The sweat dropped from his frothead down to his neck and slipped down into his clothes, yet there was still no signs of where he is. This will not be good. Bel thought as his finished his last drop of the water.
Thankfully, after a long walk Bel saw some smoke that maybe came from a village. This discovers cheered up Bel a little bit, for at least he could go and ask for some water. Bel slowly walked toward the smoke, each step was lighter than the previous one. The hope became brighter and clearer, for then he could probably have a nice rest, or at least he could get some supply from them. The god had finally stand on his side, this time he found out a small valley, which seems so friendly to him.
Bel took a careful look at the valley. The villa was in an atmosphere of peaceful and diligently. Some of them were working at the field and some of them were in the woods hurting the deer or cutting the tree. Bel was quite a relief, then all by suddenly those despair, fear, tiresome, and thirsty had all suddenly coming up to him. Bel afraid that he can not take even one more step toward his destination.
Bel fell down toward the grass, and he used him everlast strength to called out the word \"Help!\" and flapped shortly after that. One of the men who was cutting the trees heard the poor man\'s yelling. He quickly ran to Bel and took a careful look upon him. The villager called out for more men to carry Bel. Bel was saved and was put to the house of the village head.
When Bel woke up, it was pitch dark outside. Still, the room was bright enough, for the bed was near to the fireplace. The fire was warm and comfortable, and his clothes were changed into some clean nice shirt and pans. The wound he had made weeks ago had been well treated. He had been saved. Just as he was deeply in his mind about how grateful he was to being saved, the door suddenly opened and entered an old man. This peaceful old man was just like the character Gandalf from the Lord of the Rings. The old man walked slowly toward him, his turbid eyes were forced strictly on Bel that made Bel a little bit uncomfortable. The man introduces himself as the village head and was welcoming him to the dinner.
They shared a pleasant dinner. During the meal, the head of the village asked Bel after he had told him some basic information, “So, young man, tell me what happened to you alone the trip that makes you so ragged”
“Well, that was a horrible experience, I would never want to try it any again. For I was traveling though the right route. While I was in the part where it is near to a cliff, some sort of shadow, no, it was a demon that rushed beside me and push me over the cliff. It was a miracle that I didn\'t die nor got any injured, although, some branches from the trees that were growing by the cliff scratched me for several wounds, and I had lost most my supply. I had no idea how many days I had been traveled, and I had completely lost my way...”
“Oh, that was indeed a very dangerous and reasonable story. My dear child, you could stay here and rest as long as your body healed up.”
“Thank you, sir! Your kindness will lead you to a new day!”
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A few days later, Bel was able to get off the bed and do some easy work. Later, Bel found out that this village’s technology was actually below even the poorest village he had ever met, however, the village was rich enough, and the people in there were seemed all satisfied with what they have. It is indeed a very strange place. Bel thought.
Bel helped a young man carrying the water to the field, and the idea of teaching the villagers about the easy technology that could be used in the fields suddenly popped up. This idea became stronger and stronger until at last he told the villagers which he was familiar with and trying to tell them the principle and distraction of the diversion ditches and water wheel. Also, he visited the women in the house and helped them built the first spinning wheel, to save those poor women from making silk why their hand.
The new idea of living worked a lot in the village, and more and more time was saved. Since there was plenty of time were saved, the villagers had divided into different parts: some of them used this time to do what they are interested in, like drawing, dancing, sing, they made the village more and more beautiful; some of them using this time to invented more technology to helped the village to be better; some of them using this time to not to do anything, but having rest and deeply touched by the nature; there were some of the villagers wanted to go out with Bel. When the village head had noticed what happen he tried to stop this, he wanted the villagers to brock down the water wheel and spinning wheel by told them those were devil’s gift. He then told the villagers that they should do all the work by their own hands and not by those dirty trick (his own words). However, no one listened to him, for they had tested the benefit of using those idea how could they stop using them Only a few old people agreed to the village head.
The village head found the outsider and said. “You! Why would you do that We are living happily in our way, why you came and ruining the peace in this place”
“What do you mean” Bel was happening to help the villager to built the new water wheel. “I was helping the village, and I would never done such things.”
“No.” the village head looked at Bel with a twisted face. “You are wrong, in the moment you step in this place you are ruining the peace inside it, and now the village became into a world just like your.”
“Why is it bad to become my world Isn’t that I would have better chance to survive”
“Oh, no! Your would in covered with cornflakes and deities! Here is the paradise and you just make it gone, and now it will be part of your world!!!”
“You are crazy! There is nothing wrong with the knowledge and easier way of living! If you think in your way then one day you will be forgiven by the time!”
The village head looked at Bel with an uncomfortable gaze, he left “Wait till you see it.” and gone.
After that, the village head disappeared for several days and there is nothing happened to Bel. Until one day….
Bel was happening walking down on the thin ridge of a lotus field and was thinking about the departure in which he had been planned for a long time. The plan was that he was going to talk to the head of the village about the exits he was about to make. Bel had marked his way clearer, and his compass was fixed perfectly, and he had prepared enough food, water for the tripe. He was ready to go, the only thing he needed to do is a proper goodbye to those kindly villagers. While Bel was deeply in his thoughts, he didn’t pay enough attention to his surroundings. Here came a gentle push from someone, or probably the wind. Then the small but deadly mistake was made, he slip into the lotus lake. The lake wasn’t that deep at all, which only covered up to Bel’s knee, but in the bottom was covered with slippery slit. Bel was attempting to sit up or just lift his head out of the water, nevertheless, he couldn’t move an inch from the water. Some unsuitable force was pushing down on him. Bel steamed out for help, instead of his voice the only thing in his throat was only water and slit. Bloodshots mounted up his eyes, the actions of self-saving became stronger and more panic. He tried to grab something stable to pull him up, but all that he grabbed were fragile lotus peduncle and nasty slit. Hopeless creep out of his mind slowly, the air in his chest began losing… He couldn’t see anything now, for the dirt had covered his face, or is it the dirt The senses gradually lost, moreover, it felt like some unknown roots were gradually holding him and pulled him into the darkness. The force that pushed him was still there, then by suddenly, it disappeared as if it knows that this man had no more power to save himself. Bel’s hand slowly fell into the water down to the bottom while his last breath of the air was out of his body. The water suddenly surged and the dark slit covered Bel and left no trace of him anymore.
When the villagers found out the missing of Bel some of them went to the village head’s house to see if anything had happened. All that they found was empty beds and all the baggage of Bel were gone. Village head gently touched his long white bread and stood quietly for a moment. At last, he said softly, “Maybe he is gone to the place where he should be.”
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