I’m a person who’s not easily bothered by somebody’s personal activity, whether they like it or not, but I try to stay away from it, and I stay in my boundaries. But sometimes, it occurs to me that I should actually do things which are good, not only for me, but for the nature and for well-being of others. So once I was walking to the market, it was very close to my hometown. My mom told me to purchase some groceries which were needed in the home. So market was just walking distance from my house. So I was walking, and just as I pass one street I entered into the another, and I saw a beautiful piece of art that was fallen on the ground. At first, I thought somebody has to get it over here, or it is lost. But to my surprise, I waited there for 15 minutes. Nobody game and finally realized that it is thrown by somebody, and I was disappointed at just looking at that piece. I immediately picked it up from the ground. It was around 12:12 o’clock in the afternoon. It was so sunny. So I just picked it up, and I went home. And I didn’t want anything from the market. I went into my room straight up. I was so much upset after looking at that art. It was a beautiful drawing describing a forest and dense trees where only a little and shine is coming. So I depicted that it is trying to say that even in the dark guest day, you can have a little ray of hope. That’s what I understood from the painting. I decided to reuse the painting. I just dusted off all the dirty materials, and I cleaned it properly. I made it tidy, and I hung it on the wall in my room. And every time I look at it, I’m I remind my it remind me to stay hopeful. And I after picking it up, I felt that people don’t care, or under what circumstances that person was forced that he threw this beautiful piece of art. It really disappointed me with after I just hung it on the wall. I felt a sense of happiness and satisfaction.
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I'm a person who's not easily bothered by somebody's personal activity, whether they like it or not, but I try to stay away from it and stay within my boundaries. But sometimes, it occurs to me that I should actually do things which are good, not only for me, but for nature and the well-being of others. So once I was walking to the market, which was very close to my hometown. My mom told me to purchase some groceries that were needed at home. The market was just a walking distance from my house. As I was walking, I passed one street and entered another when I saw a beautiful piece of art that had fallen on the ground. At first, I thought somebody had dropped it there or it was lost. However, after waiting for 15 minutes and no one came to claim it, I realized it had been thrown by somebody. I felt disappointed just looking at that piece, so I decided to pick it up. It was around 12:12 in the afternoon and very sunny. I picked it up and went straight home without buying anything from the market. Once in my room, I was so upset after seeing the art. It was a beautiful drawing depicting a forest with dense trees where only a little light was shining through. I interpreted it as a message that even on the darkest days, there is still a ray of hope. I decided to reuse the painting by dusting off all the dirt, cleaning it properly, making it tidy, and hanging it on the wall in my room. Every time I look at it, it reminds me to stay hopeful. After picking it up, I pondered on the circumstances that led the person to throw away this beautiful piece of art. It initially disappointed me, but after hanging it on the wall, I felt a sense of happiness and satisfaction.
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