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View Poll Results: In your opinion, among these people who is the saint?
The farmers who changed their mind. 1 33.33%
The farmers who continue the trip. 0 0%
The hippy 2 66.67%
The celeb 0 0%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 3. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 08-08-2013, 06:13 AM
 
Location: Thailand
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There're a group of farmers who were on their way to the slaughterhouse. Accompanying them were their old cows and buffaloes. On the way they met a hippy who dressed like a heavy metal fan. For astonishing to see such a big group of farmers he asked them what's the purpose of their journey. One of the farmers said "We are going to sell these animals to the slaughterhouse for some money, they are too old to work for us so they are now useless for us to keep them in the farm.
Then the hippy said "These animals had worked for you for nearly 20 years without asking any return. Without you they can live happily in the forest. But without them you won't be able to complete all the hard works in the farm. If you sell them to the slaughterhouse it means that you deliberately kill them. That's a great sin to kill someone who had helped you for all of their lives."
After getting this advice from the hippy, some of the farmers felt guilty, and quickly turned back to the way home. But there're still some greedy farmers who wanted to kill their grateful animals for money. So they continued the trip to the slaughterhouse.
After a while they met a bald man, looked like a celeb who always has his own style of living and dressing. As the hippy, the bald man asked the farmers about their journey.
One of the ungrateful farmers told the bald man exactly the same as told to the hippy. Then the bald man said "Luckily we meet each other today. In my life I am not good at anything but raising a fund. Your situation make me create a new idea. I will start a new donation project which will lure some animal-lovers to donate money for saving the life of these old animals. After 20% deduction, the money will be yours as you will let these old animals die in your farm land."
Those ungrateful farmers were so happy about this project because they didn't have to kill those animals for the money. After exchanging the MP numbers, they happily turned back to their farms.
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