The turbulent waves of the sea, the flooding river, and the torrential rain—all lamented the times in one voice. The river cast its filth and silt into the heart of the sea, and in turn, the sea cast that same filth onto the shore, which was already whipped by the sea’s angry waves. Suddenly, the rain shed its tears of remorse over the filth upon the sorrowful shore, washing it away. At that moment, the sea, the shore, and the river declared: "O Rain! Pour your tears of remorse upon this sorrowful shore, so that it may be freed from the burden of this filth." At that moment, the seagulls congratulated them on this new day—a joyous day that the sea, the river, and the shore had endured—for they had been cleansed of their impurity. The gulls asked the sea to "dry up" so that the fish might emerge and they could fill their bellies. In this world, everyone, and I mean everyone, thinks only of themselves; they have never learned that one must also think of others. The turbulent waves of the sea, the flooding river, and the torrential rain—all lamented the times in one voice. The river cast its filth and silt into the heart of the sea, and in turn, the sea cast that same filth onto the shore, which was already whipped by the sea’s angry waves. Suddenly, the rain shed its tears of remorse over the filth upon the sorrowful shore, washing it away. At that moment, the sea, the shore, and the river declared: "O Rain! Pour your tears of remorse upon this sorrowful shore, so that it may be freed from the burden of this filth." The gulls asked the sea to "dry up" so that the fish might emerge and they could fill their bellies. In this world, everyone, and I mean everyone, thinks only of themselves; they have never learned that one must also think of others.
