A Man and His Wealthy Father

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Hijiri Shrine where the god of Money is enshrined



There was a man who hardly worked at all and spent his days loafing around doing nothing. 

His father, realizing that his own death was near, did not want to simply pass his inheritance on to his son.
He wanted his son to mend his ways and work and live properly.
And so he devised a plan: only if the son truly found himself unable to go on would he be able to receive the money.


After his father’s death, the man inherited a letter and a key.
The letter read: “If no matter how hard you try, you are never rewarded, then open the door with this key.”


No longer supported by his father, the man tried to work earnestly, but his life did not improve.
At last, driven into a corner, he did exactly as the letter instructed and opened the door to the room.

Inside, there was nothing—only a rope hanging from the ceiling, fashioned into a noose.

“So you’re telling me to die?!”
Furious, the man resolved to change his ways and began working even harder.
Even then, his life did not get any better.


Utterly consumed by despair, the man attempted to take his own life using that rope.
But when his weight pulled on it, the ceiling collapsed by design,
and a massive amount of his father’s hidden savings came pouring down on top of him.




Comments

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I hope you enjoyed this little story!
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allucinator said…
Some contraption I someday may do.

Merry Christmas! Saya!
@allucinator Merry Christmas, my friend! πŸ˜ŠπŸŽ„I hope your son won’t be so lazy and you won’t be forced to make such a contraption 🀣
George V said…
Not what I was expecting. Very nice. Thank you Saya! Merry Christmas!
@George V I really wanted to post something positive for Christmas. Merry Christmas to you too! Thank you for your comment πŸ˜ŠπŸŽ„πŸ™πŸ»
Anonymous said…
Thank you for the story, Saya. And Merry Christmas!

As for the story... I'm not sure if this is a good idea in practice. Theoretically you would want the son to learn that "hard work=reward". In this story, he learned his hard work never bore fruit, and what saved him(?) was the father's saving through the contraption.

Knowing he used to be lazy, this would give him another excuse to be lazy. He would think "Yeah, I worked hard and it meant nothing. What does it matter? I have all this money now!". The best method is to properly make him aware the worth in hard work and rewire his wiring.
ProjectCnacan said…
Wait....
The man just fall and then on top of him his father massive saving fall from the ceiling (high plac), he is gong to get seriously hurt by that, even more if the item hit his head...
Diogo Valverde said…
Not sure if this is a horror story, a heartwarming story or a critique of capitalism. πŸ˜‚ Nevertheless, the plot twist was quite wholesome! Happy New Year in advance!
@ProjectCnacan Oh🀣 I never imagined that was what would happen 🀣
Now I’m not sure if this was a good ending or not! Thank you so much for your comment!
@Anon (27 December 2025 at 01:25) Good point!🀣 I suppose he never got to learn that hard work would benefit him in any way. Perhaps he would now spend the rest of his life squandering his father’s fortune?🀣 Thank you so much for your comment!
@Diogo Your comment and ProjectCnacan’s comment made me realise that this story might not be a heartwarming story after all! I hope he was able to pull himself out safely from the rope🀣 Happy New Year to you!😊
rickshaw said…
holy geez I don't know if I would call this one heartwarming lmfao
@rickshaw Oh no🀣 Now I wonder if the man died! Thank you for your comment!